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Table 1 Storage conditions and number replicates for blood culture bottles spiked with five different organisms

From: Impact of delays to incubation and storage temperature on blood culture results: a multi-centre study

Storage condition

Per organism

Total

COMRUa

LOMWRUa

SMRUb

LOMWRUb

Total

No storage

×5

×5

× 5

×3

×18

90

6 h 25 °C

× 5

× 5

× 5

× 3

× 18

90

6 h cool-box

× 5

× 5

× 5

× 3

× 18

90

6 h 40 °C

× 5

× 5

× 5

× 3

× 18

90

12 h 25 °C

× 5

× 5

× 5

× 3

× 18

90

12 h cool-box

× 5

× 5

× 5

× 3

× 18

90

12 h 40 °C

× 5

× 5

× 5

× 3

× 18

90

24 h 25 °C

× 5

× 5

× 5

× 3

× 18

90

24 h cool-box

× 5

× 5

× 5

× 3

× 18

90

24 h 40 °C

× 5

× 5

× 5

× 3

× 18

90

Total

50

50

50

30

180

900

  1. a = manual system; b = automated system (BacT/ALERT® for SMRU, BD BACTEC™ for LOMWRU)
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BMC Infectious Diseases

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