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IRENE NEUHAUSER, M.D.

AMA Arch Derm. 1957;75(3):401-404.

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The purpose of this paper is to describe a new procedure for growing dermatophytes, to point out a number of advantages of the method, and to suggest applications to which it may be adapted.

Although most of the dermatophytes may be satisfactorily grown on Sabouraud's glucose agar medium or on modifications of it, direct inoculation from clinical material frequently results in a heavy growth of contaminants, principally bacteria. For this reason it is common practice to make the initial inoculation on media containing bacteriostatically active additives, such as Littman oxgall agar, and media containing antibiotics. Although these media repress the growth of the contaminants, there is reason to believe that the active materials may not always be without effect on the more fastidious strains of the dermatophytes, which could be hindered in their growth and possibly overlooked. It seems logical to believe that . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Chicago

From the Department of Dermatology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Marcus R. Caro, M.D., Chief of Department.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication July 2, 1956.

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