Effect of inoculum size on detection of Candida growth by the BACTEC 9240 automated blood culture system using aerobic and anaerobic media

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 433-435

  George, Benjamin J ^a   Horvath, Lynn L ^a   Hospenthal, Duane R ^a  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC CELL CULTURE; ANAEROBIC CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGUS GROWTH; HUMAN; INOCULATION; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BLOOD; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CULTURE MEDIA; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; FUNGI; ISSATCHENKIA ORIENTALIS;

EID: 11844266610     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.1.433-435.2005     Document Type: Article

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