Pneumococcal bacteraemia and problems associated with preliminary identification and interpretation of positive blood culture smears

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2000 Jun;19(6):488-9. doi: 10.1007/s100960000298.

Authors

J Merlino¹, M Leroi, P Armstrong, R Bradbury, M Dryden

Affiliation

¹ Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, New South Wales, Australia. john@micr.crg.cs.nsw.gov.au

PMID: 10947230
DOI: 10.1007/s100960000298

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Aerobiosis
Anaerobiosis
Bacteremia / diagnosis*
Bacteriolysis
Blood / microbiology*
Culture Media
Gentian Violet
Humans
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Phenazines
Pneumococcal Infections / diagnosis*
Retrospective Studies
Streptococcus pneumoniae / cytology
Streptococcus pneumoniae / drug effects
Streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification*

Substances

Culture Media
Gram's stain
Phenazines
Gentian Violet