Effects of time lapse between sputum collection and culturing on isolation of clinically significant fungi

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Abstract
A retrospective study of 34,314 sputum specimens received by a reference laboratory over a 10 yr period demonstrated that clinically [human] significant fungi could be isolated even after long periods of delay between collecting and culturing. As a result of this study, it should be stressed that although immediate culturing for fungi is the ideal, specimens should not be rejected because of delays in transport.