MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR, vol.12, no.7, 2006 (SCI-Expanded)
Background: The isolation of Brucella species from blood may be achieved by using classic culture techniques, but detection of the organism is difficult due to its slow growth. The time-to-detection of Brucella can take up to 30 days using the Castaneda blood culture method. Automated blood culture systems have reduced the growth time of Brucella.