title: Improved blood culture medium for radiometric detection of yeasts.
abstract: The influence of medium composition on the rate of CO2 production by yeasts in simulated blood cultures was determined in the Bactec radiometric system. A yeast nitrogen base broth containing [14C]glucose and Triton X-100 allowed the detection of positive cultures earlier than the regular Bactec blood culture media.
mesh_terms: D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000096:biosynthesis; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D003470:Culture Media; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D013045:Species Specificity; D015003:Yeasts / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D003470:Culture Media; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D005947:Glucose