Evaluation of culture results of specimens from patients with suspected anaerobic infection

New Microbiologica

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 155-159

  Durmaz, B ^a   Durmaz, R ^a   Tastekin N ^a  

^a INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anaerobic bacteria; Anaerobic infections; Bacteroides fragilis group; Clostridia; Porphyromonas; Prevotella

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLASSIFICATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; EVALUATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MICROBIOLOGY;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CULTURE MEDIA; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 0033113934     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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