Anaerobic thioglycolate broth culture for recovery of propionibacterium acnes from shoulder tissue and fluid specimens

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 731-732

  Shannon, Samantha K ^a   Mandrekar, Jayawant ^a   Gustafson, Daniel R ^a   Rucinski, Stefanea L ^a   Dailey, Aaron L ^a   Segner, Robert E ^a   Burman, Mindy K ^a   Boelman, Kerri J ^a   Lynch, David T ^a   Rosenblatt, Jon E ^a   Patel, Robin ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; THIOGLYCOLIC ACID;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC CELL CULTURE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BODY FLUID; BROTH DILUTION; INCUBATION TIME; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; SHOULDER; TISSUE HOMOGENATE;

ARTHRITIS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS;

EID: 84873030833     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02695-12     Document Type: Letter

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