Sodium Polyanetholesulfonate

BACKGROUND Leptospirosis is a neglected zoonosis of ubiquitous distribution. Symptoms are often non-specific and may range from… Expand

Definitive diagnosis of leptospirosis has traditionally depended upon the isolation of leptospires from clinical specimens or the… Expand

Molecular methods are increasingly used to identify microbes in clinical samples. A common technical problem with PCR is failed… Expand

The detection of Brucella bacteremia by subculture does not always correlate with a positive signal in the BACTEC NR730… Expand

Becton Dickinson Diagnostic Instrument Systems (Sparks, Md.) recently introduced BACTEC high-volume aerobic and anaerobic bottles… Expand

Sodium polyanetholesulfonate (SPS) is used as a routine supplement to blood culture media to enhance recovery of microorganisms… Expand

Several methods have been previously suggested for the presumptive identification of Gardnerella vaginalis in clinical… Expand

We compared the yield and speed of detection of clinically important microorganisms from 10,156 paired 5-ml samples of blood… Expand

Sodium polyanetholesulfonate (SPS), in concentrations commonly used in blood culture media, inhibited the growth of a significant… Expand

Sodium polyanetholesulfonate (SPS), an anticoagulant which inhibits the antimicrobial systems of blood, is used widely in blood… Expand