Comparison of three methods for recovery of yeasts from hands of health-care workers

Larry J. Strausbaugh; David L. Sewell; Rita C. Tjoelker; Teri Heitzman; Tina Webster; Thomas T. Ward; Michael A. Pfaller

doi:10.1128/jcm.34.2.471-473.1996

Comparison of three methods for recovery of yeasts from hands of health-care workers

Larry J. Strausbaugh, David L. Sewell, Rita C. Tjoelker, Teri Heitzman, Tina Webster, Thomas T. Ward, Michael A. Pfaller

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This study compared three methods for the detection of yeasts on the hands of 30 nurses: (i) direct finger impressions on inhibitory mold agar plates, (ii) bag washes in brain heart infusion broth, and (iii) bag washes in brain heart infusion broth supplemented with gentamicin and vancomycin. The antimicrobial agent-supplemented bag wash method identified the greatest number of yeast carriers and yielded the most yeast isolates, especially non-C. albicans Candida spp.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	471-473
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume	34
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.34.2.471-473.1996
State	Published - 1996
Externally published	Yes

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