title: Practical technique for quantitating anaerobic bacteria in tissue specimens.
abstract: Quantitative bacteriology has considerable influence on the care and management of surgical wounds. Heretofore, these techniques have been limited to measurements of aerobic bacteria. A technique is reported herein which permits quantitation of obligately anaerobic bacteria in tissue specimens. This technique is easily reproduced in any clinical laboratory and eliminates the need for expensive anaerobic chambers.
mesh_terms: D000693:Anaerobiosis; D001419:Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001441:Bacteroides fragilis / Q000254:growth & development; D005673:Fusobacterium / Q000254:growth & development; D010462:Peptostreptococcus / Q000254:growth & development