| Literature DB >> 17537945 |
I Schwetz1, G Hinrichs, E C Reisinger, G J Krejs, H Olschewski, R Krause.
Abstract
We investigated in vitro whether storage of blood samples influences the time to positivity used for the calculation of the differential time to positivity (DTP) and the results of the Gram stain-acridine orange leukocyte Cytospin (AOLC) test. A 24-hour storage of blood samples at room temperature may lead to false-negative DTP and false-positive Gram stain-AOLC test results, whereas storage at 4 degrees C does not.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17537945 PMCID: PMC1951239 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00085-07
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948