Improved time-to-detection with the new formulation of BD BACTEC Plus Aerobic/F Culture Vials: a real-world evidence study

Faster detection of infectious organisms can help improve patient prognosis. Recently, the formulation of aerobic culture vial media was modified for blood culture on the BD BACTEC instrument. The work presented here provides compelling evidence that the new aerobic media formulation improves time-to-detection for bloodstream infections. This has the potential to impact the healthcare treatment of millions of patients each year without requiring changes in clinical workflow. Faster time to detection can lead to faster organism identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing (when appropriate). This report provides a comprehensive comparison of the novel media formulation with the predicate formulation for detecting multiple organism genera in both analytical and prospective clinical studies.