Identification of Candida species by direct inoculation of cornmeal tween™ 80 agar from blood culture bottles: Rapid and cost-effective approach

Background: This study aimed to compare the accuracy of Candida species identification by direct inoculation of positive blood culture specimens into CornMeal Tween™ (CMT) 80 agar with the conventional methods. Methods: This study was performed in two phases: Phase 1: Inoculation of direct CMT from...

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Main Authors: Noureen Saeed, Madiha Sattar, Sadia Shakoor, Joveria Farooqi, Raunaq Mehboob, Afia Zafar, Kauser Jabeen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Biomedical and Biotechnology Research Journal
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Online Access:http://www.bmbtrj.org/article.asp?issn=2588-9834;year=2018;volume=2;issue=2;spage=122;epage=124;aulast=Saeed