Detection of yeasts and filamentous fungi in blood cultures during a 10-year period (1972 to 1981).
During a 10-year period (January 1972 to December 1981), 69,066 fungal blood cultures were performed by using a biphasic brain heart infusion medium. A total of 838 fungi were recovered from 302 patients. Candida species represented 71% (595) of all positive cultures, Cryptococcus neoformans 12.6% (106), and Histoplasma capsulatum 13.1% (110).
D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D003470:Culture Media; D005658:Fungi / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D009181:Mycoses / Q000382:microbiology; D013997:Time Factors; D015003:Yeasts / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D003470:Culture Media