Open AccessRecovery of Mycobacterium avium-M. intracellulare from blood specimens by using the routine BACTEC 6B blood culture system
Author(s) -
R Horn,
A László,
Hugh G. Robson
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.27.2.348-349.1989
Subject(s) - blood culture , mycobacterium , mycobacterium avium intracellulare infection , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , mycobacterium avium complex , staining , bacteria , fungemia , medicine , pathology , antibiotics , genetics , antifungal
We describe a simple technique for recovery of Mycobacterium avium-M. intracellulare from blood culture specimens by using the BACTEC 460, a system used for routine blood cultures in many hospital laboratories. A total of 26 of 215 blood specimens (12%) from 11 of 48 patients (23%) with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or AIDS-related complex yielded isolates of M. avium-M. intracellulare. Acid-fast staining of prepared specimens was positive for 16 of 26 cultures that ultimately yielded the organism.
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