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Increase in the diagnosis of mycobacteremia after the implementation of semi-automated blood culture at a Brazilian public health laboratory
Costa, Adelaide Fernandes; Alves, Sueli Lemes de Ávila; Santana, Ivanísio Gomes de; Dias, Disley Xavier Rodrigues; Manrique, Edna Joana Claudio.
  • Costa, Adelaide Fernandes; Hospital de Doenças Tropicais Dr. Anuar Auad. Programa de Residência Multiprofissional em Infectologia. Goiânia. BR
  • Alves, Sueli Lemes de Ávila; Laboratório de Saúde Pública Dr. Giovanni Cysneiros. Seção de Micobactérias. Departamento de Biologia Médica. Goiânia. BR
  • Santana, Ivanísio Gomes de; Laboratório de Saúde Pública Dr. Giovanni Cysneiros. Seção de Micobactérias. Departamento de Biologia Médica. Goiânia. BR
  • Dias, Disley Xavier Rodrigues; Laboratório de Saúde Pública Dr. Giovanni Cysneiros. Seção de Micobactérias. Departamento de Biologia Médica. Goiânia. BR
  • Manrique, Edna Joana Claudio; Laboratório de Saúde Pública Dr. Giovanni Cysneiros. Seção de Micobactérias. Departamento de Biologia Médica. Goiânia. BR
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop ; 52: e20180267, 2019. graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1041521
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Abstract INTRODUCTION The prevalence of hematogenous dissemination of mycobacteria is high in immunosuppressed patients. The isolation of mycobacteria in culture remains the standard procedure. METHODS This is a cross-sectional study based on the results of solid (Löwenstein-Jensen medium) and semi-automated liquid (BACTEC 9240) blood cultures, obtained from the Lacen-GO database. RESULTS The implementation of a semi-automated procedure resulted in an increase of 61.5% and 350.0% in the positive results for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and nontuberculous mycobacteria, respectively. This technique also accelerated the detection of positive results. CONCLUSIONS Semi-automated liquid blood culture showed a better performance in the diagnosis of mycobacteremia.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Bacteriological Techniques / Automation, Laboratory / Mycobacterium Type of study: Diagnostic study / Observational study / Prevalence study / Risk factors Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop Journal subject: Tropical Medicine Year: 2019 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital de Doenças Tropicais Dr. Anuar Auad/BR / Laboratório de Saúde Pública Dr. Giovanni Cysneiros/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Bacteriological Techniques / Automation, Laboratory / Mycobacterium Type of study: Diagnostic study / Observational study / Prevalence study / Risk factors Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop Journal subject: Tropical Medicine Year: 2019 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital de Doenças Tropicais Dr. Anuar Auad/BR / Laboratório de Saúde Pública Dr. Giovanni Cysneiros/BR