Isolation of Nocardia asteroides from respiratory specimens by using selective buffered charcoal-yeast extract agar.
Nocardiosis is difficult to diagnose clinically and by laboratory methods. A patient presented with disease compatible with pulmonary malignancy, but Nocardia asteroides was isolated on buffered charcoal-yeast extract agar. Investigation revealed that this medium may be a suitable selective primary isolation medium for Nocardia species from respiratory specimens.
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Department of Microbiology, University Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada.
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D000818:Animals; D002021:Buffers; D002606:Charcoal; D003470:Culture Media; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008875:Middle Aged; D009616:Nocardia asteroides / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology*
D002021:Buffers; D003470:Culture Media; D002606:Charcoal