Does concomitant bacteraemia hide the fungi in blood cultures? An in vitro study

ÖZ Y., Onder S., Alpaslan E., DURMAZ G.

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY, cilt.69, sa.7, ss.944-948, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 69 Sayı: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1099/jmm.0.001210
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, PASCAL, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, Food Science & Technology Abstracts, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.944-948
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: blood culture, polymicrobial, Candida, Fusarium, Trichosporon, BACTEC 9240
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction. Polymicrobial infections including yeasts and bacteria are not rare and patients with polymicrobial bloodstream infection have higher early and overall case fatality rates. The diagnosis of invasive fungal and bacterial infections is mainly based on blood culture.