Filtration-based culture methods improve recovery of fungal pathogens in respiratory specimens

We describe a filtration-based culture method to enhance sensitivity of routine culture for recovery of fungi from respiratory specimens. The new method resulted in an 8.3% ( P = 0.0039) increase in recovery for all organisms and a 6.4% ( P = 0.0391) for Candida species when compared to the conventi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 2006-10, Vol.56 (2), p.221-223
Hauptverfasser:	El Saleeby, Chadi M., Jamison, Ginger R., Pounds, Stanley B., Hewitt, Carolyn B., Hayden, Randall T.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Candida Culture Filtration Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Fungi - isolation & purification Humans Infectious diseases Medical sciences Microbiological Techniques Microbiology Miscellaneous Mycology Mycoses - diagnosis Mycoses - microbiology Mycosis Respiratory infections Respiratory Tract Diseases - diagnosis Respiratory Tract Diseases - microbiology Sensitivity and Specificity Specimen Handling
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Zusammenfassung:	We describe a filtration-based culture method to enhance sensitivity of routine culture for recovery of fungi from respiratory specimens. The new method resulted in an 8.3% ( P = 0.0039) increase in recovery for all organisms and a 6.4% ( P = 0.0391) for Candida species when compared to the conventional culture technique.
ISSN:	0732-8893 1879-0070
DOI:	10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2006.04.005