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Blood Culture Media
Decrease time to detection during the analytical phase with a full spectrum of blood culture media solutions.
The combination of the BD BACTEC™ Plus Aerobic and Lytic Anaerobic media allows for improved time to detect and recovery of both aerobic and anaerobic organisms.1
The BD BACTEC™ bottle portfolio provides a full line of blood culture media developed specifically for the detection of aerobes, anaerobes, yeast, fungi and mycobacteria to help improve time to detect and organism recovery2 from both adult and pediatric patients.
BD BACTEC™ blood culture bottles are designed to be fully compatible with the BD Vacutainer® blood collection system, reducing the risk of accidental needlestick injuries during blood collection and subculturing.
Globally, over a third of patients hospitalised with sepsis may die prior to hospital discharge. Best practise recommends collecting at least two sets of blood cultures prior to antimicrobial therapy to help improve organism recovery.3
BD BACTEC™ Lytic Anaerobic medium
BD BACTEC™ Lytic Anaerobic medium lyses blood cells, releasing intracellular organisms.
BD BACTEC™ Plus Aerobic medium
BD BACTEC™ Plus Aerobic medium supports the growth of aerobic organisms and contains resins to neutralise a wide range of antimicrobials.
BD BACTEC™ Plus Anaerobic medium
BD BACTEC™ Plus Anaerobic medium supports the growth of anaerobic organisms and contains resins to neutralise a wide range of antimicrobials.
BD BACTEC™ Standard Aerobic medium
BD BACTEC™ Standard Aerobic medium is an enriched soybean-casein digest broth designed to recover aerobic microorganisms from blood.
BD BACTEC™ Standard Anaerobic medium
BD BACTEC™ Standard Anaerobic medium is an enriched soybean-casein digest broth designed to recover anaerobic microorganisms from blood.
BD Synapsys™ Informatics Solution
BD Synapsys™ informatics assists with trending and tracking blood culture collection best practices for continued laboratory improvement.
Please note, not all products, services or features of products and services may be available in your local area. Please check with your local BD representative.
References
- Rohner P et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1997; 35(10):2634-2638.
- Rocchetti A et al. Prospective study of the clinical performance of three BACTEC media in a modern emergency department: Plus Aerobic/F, Plus Anaerobic/F, and Anaerobic Lytic/F. J Microbiol Methods. 2016 Nov;130:129-132.
- Vincent JL et al. Assessment of the worldwide burden of critical illness: the Intensive Care Over Nations (ICON) audit. Lancet Respir Med. 2014;2:380-386.
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