1Nagalo, A., 1Kaboré, O. D., 1Koulbou, M., 2Sanogo, B., 3Yehouenou, C. L., 5Traoré, I., 4Zoungrana, J., 4Poda, A., and 1Ouédraogo, A-S.
1Department of Bacteriology Laboratory, Sourô Sanou University Hospital, 01 BP 676, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
2Department of Medical Paediatrics, Sourô Sanou University Hospital, 01 BP 676, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
3Mycobacteria Reference Laboratory (LRM), BP 817, Cotonou, and Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Abomey Calavi, Cotonou, Bénin
4Department of Infectious Diseases, Sourô Sanou University Hospital, 01 BP 676, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
5Department of Intensive Cares, Sourô Sanou University Hospital, 01 BP 676, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
*Correspondence to: nagaloandre@gmail.com; +226 71407137
Abstract:
Background: Identification of the causative agent is an essential requirement for better treatment of bloodstream infection. The BacT/Alert 3D (BioMérieux, Marcy l’Étoile, France), is a blood culture system equipped with CO2 sensors to monitor the growth of microorganisms in blood culture bottles designed to optimize bacterial growth. The aim of this study was to determine the performance of this equipment in detecting bacterial pathogens from patients with bloodstream infection in the context of low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs), with Bobo-Dioulasso Teaching Hospital as a case study. Continue reading “Automated blood culture systems for isolation of bacterial pathogens of bloodstream infection: The experience of Bobo-Dioulasso Teaching Hospital, Burkina Faso”