Study
BACT/ALERT® VIRTUO® versus BACTEC™ FX
Impact of Automated Blood Culture Systems on the Management of Blood Stream Infections: Results from a Crossover Diagnostic Clinical Trial
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BLOODSTREAM INFECTION MANAGEMENT
Discover performance metrics from a real-world study comparing BACT/ALERT VIRTUO and BACTEC FX blood culture systems.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- The BACT/ALERT VIRTUO system can reduce time to detection and turnaround time by up to 2.1 or 9 hours for aerobic bottles.
- VIRTUO workflow has 7 fewer steps than BACTEC FX, saving labs valuable time.
- BACT/ALERT bottles are suggested to have better neutralization performance, leading to faster identification.
