A dedicated fungal culture medium is useful in the diagnosis of fungemia: A retrospective cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Zheng S., Ng T.Y., Li H., Tan A.L., Tan T.T., Tan B.H.
• Other Authors: DUKE-NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL
• Format: Article
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: antifungal agent; culture medium; Article; blood culture; Candida albicans; Candida dubliniensis; Candida glabrata; Candida parapsilosis; Candida tropicalis; controlled study; cross-sectional study; Cryptococcus neoformans; fungal detection; fungemia; fungus culture; fungus growth; human; nonhuman; retrospective study; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Trichosporon asahii; Ustilago; chemistry; fungus; hospital laboratory; isolation and purification; laboratory technique; microbiology; odds ratio; standards; Clinical Laboratory Techniques; Cross-Sectional Studies; Culture Media; Fungemia; Fungi; Humans; Laboratories, Hospital; Odds Ratio; Retrospective Studies
• Online Access: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/161548
• Institution: National University of Singapore

10.1371/journal.pone.0164668