Impact of Implementation of BacT/Alert Virtuo on Blood Culture Time to Positivity in Sepsis Patients
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DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.05003-22
Abstract: Sepsis affects millions of people around the world each year, and accounts for a significant number of deaths in hospital intensive care units (ICU). Timely diagnosis is key to decreasing morbidity and mortality. ABSTRACT Time… read more here.
Keywords: sepsis; time positivity; virtuo; bact alert ... See more keywords
Comparison of Clinical Performance Between BacT/Alert Virtuo and BacT/Alert 3D Blood Culture Systems
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DOI: 10.3343/alm.2019.39.3.278
Abstract: Background BacT/Alert Virtuo (BioMérieux, Durham, NC, USA) is a recently developed blood culture system that includes functions of automatic registration, loading, and unloading of the blood culture bottles, as well as measurement of blood volume.… read more here.
Keywords: bact alert; virtuo; blood; blood culture ... See more keywords
Accuracy of BacT/Alert Virtuo for Measuring Blood Volume for Blood Culture
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DOI: 10.3343/alm.2019.39.6.590
Abstract: Dear Editor, Periodic monitoring of blood volume is a key performance indicator of high-quality blood culture procedures [1]. Although blood volume is the most important factor for successful blood culture [2], its measurement remains challenging.… read more here.
Keywords: volume; blood volume; virtuo; blood ... See more keywords