Improving detection of "Viridans streptococcus" bacteraemia by adding sodium polyanethol sulphonate to blood cultures.
To detect streptococcal bacteraemia in patients undergoing dental extraction blood cultures containing glucose broth with 0.05% sodium polyanethol sulphonate (Liquoid) were compared with identical cultures without Liquoid.
D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001557:Benzenesulfonates; D003470:Culture Media; D005947:Glucose; D006801:Humans; D011074:Polyanetholesulfonate; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology*; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014081:Tooth Extraction
D001557:Benzenesulfonates; D003470:Culture Media; D011074:Polyanetholesulfonate; D005947:Glucose