Effects of time lapse between sputum collection and culturing on isolation of clinically significant fungi

Autor: Hariri, A R, Hempel, H O, Kimberlin, C L, Goodman, N L
Zdroj: Journal of Clinical Microbiology; March 1982, Vol. 15 Issue: 3 p425-428, 4p
Abstrakt: A retrospective study of 34,314 sputum specimens received by a reference laboratory over a 10-year period demonstrated that clinically significant fungi could be isolated even after long periods of delay between collecting and culturing. As a result of this study, it should be stressed that although immediate culturing for fungi is the ideal, specimens should not be rejected because of delays in transport.
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