title: Comparison of inhibitory mold agar to Sabouraud dextrose agar as a primary medium for isolation of fungi.
abstract: Clinical specimens cultured on two selective fungal media, inhibitory mold agar (IMA) and Sabouraud dextrose agar (SDA), were compared with respect to recovery of fungi. Of the 840 fungal isolates recovered, 69.3% grew on both IMA and SDA; 24.9% grew only on IMA; and 5.8% grew only on SDA, showing that IMA is superior (P=0.003).
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, 525 East 68th Street-Starr 1031A, New York, NY 10065, USA. ths9004@med.cornell.edu
authors.forename: Theresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Scognamiglio
authors.forename: Riva
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zinchuk
authors.forename: Pramod
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gumpeni
authors.forename: Davise H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Larone
mesh_terms: D000362:Agar; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry*; D005658:Fungi / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D009172:Mycology / Q000379:methods*; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D000362:Agar; D005947:Glucose