A comparison of three media for isolation of Nocardia species from clinical specimens.

A comparison of three media for isolation of Nocardia species from clinical specimens.

The study was carried out to compare the efficacy of three media namely Modified Thayer Martin medium, McClung′s carbon free broth with paraffin bait and paraffin agar in isolating Nocardia species from clinical specimens. Two hundred and seventy six clinical specimens from 245 cases were...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ayyar S, Tendolkar U, Deodhar L
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 1992-04-01
Series:Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
Subjects:
Comparative Study
Culture Media
standards
Evaluation Studies
Human
India
epidemiology
Nocardia
growth & development
isolation & purification
Nocardia Infections
microbiology
Sensitivity and Specificity
Support
Non-U.S. Gov′t
Online Access:http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=1992;volume=38;issue=2;spage=70;epage=2;aulast=Ayyar

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