Comparative Effects of Two Sulfated Polyanions Used in Blood Culture on Anaerobic Cocci

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1 January 1974

journal article
research article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Vol. 61 (1) , 25-27
https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/61.1.25

Abstract

Sodium amylosulfate, a new blood culture additive-anticoagulant, did not interfere with growth of anaerobic cocci, whereas seven of 16 clinical isolates of Peptostreptococcus were inhibited by sodium polyanethol sulfonate.

Keywords

BLOOD CULTURE
ANAEROBIC COCCI
ANTICOAGULANT