摘要 |
<p>The present invention is a multi-layer blood culture sensor which includes a pH sensitive absorbance dye encapsulated in or isolated by a first light transmissive gas permeable, proton impermeable matrix (2) and a pH insensitive fluorescence dye in a second matrix (4), the first and second matrices being spectrally coupled, and a method to use this sensor to detect microorganisms in a blood culture bottle.</p> |