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Comparison of Aerobic Standard Medium with Specific Fungal Medium for Detecting Fusarium Spp. in Blood Cultures

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In order to compare the performances of a specific fungal medium and a standard aerobic medium for detecting growth of Fusarium spp. in blood, simulated blood cultures were performed. For lower inocula (102 and 103 cfu/ml taken together), fungal growth was detected significantly earlier using the fungal medium. The mean difference in the time to detection between the two media was 22.33 h at 102 cfu/ml, with the maximum difference being achieved for Fusarium verticilloides at 37.05 h. These in vitro test results suggest fungal medium could be useful for obtaining more rapid blood culture results when evaluating patients at risk for invasive infection with Fusarium spp.

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  1. Service de Parasitologie-Mycologie, CHU Amiens Sud, 80054 Amiens cedex 1, France, , , , ,

    C. Hennequin,  C. Ranaivoarimalala,  T. Chouaki &  C. Raccurt

  2. Etablissement Français du Sang, CHU Amiens Sud, 80054 Amiens cedex 1, France, , , , ,

    M. Tazerout &  J. Cabaud

  3. Service de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Hôpital Cochin, Boulevard du Fbg Saint Jacques, 75014 Paris, France, , , , ,

    T. Ancelle

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Hennequin, .C., Ranaivoarimalala, .C., Chouaki, .T. et al. Comparison of Aerobic Standard Medium with Specific Fungal Medium for Detecting Fusarium Spp. in Blood Cultures. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 21, 748–750 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-002-0812-3

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