title: Fasle-positive macroscopic appearance of blood cultures in sorbitol-containing hypertonic medium.
abstract: Inability to rely on macroscopic examination as an aid in identifying positive blood cultures was encountered when a hypertonic medium containing sorbitol was tested in a comparative study with an isotonic blood culture medium.
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D003470:Culture Media; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006801:Humans; D006982:Hypertonic Solutions; D013012:Sorbitol
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D006982:Hypertonic Solutions; D013012:Sorbitol