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. 2003 Jul;41(7):3192–3197. doi: 10.1128/JCM.41.7.3192-3197.2003

TABLE 3.

Clinical results: isolation of organisms by direct and indirect methods

Organism isolated by:a
Both methods Indirect method only Direct method only
G. morbillorum Neisseria sp.b CNS, AHS
S. pneumoniae LFCb S. aureus
Pseudomonas sp. CNSb Paecilomyces sp.
S. aureus CNS
C. xerosis Yeast
S. pneumoniae
Bacillus sp.
a

CNS, coagulase-negative staphylococcus; AHS, α-hemolytic streptococcus; LFC, lactose-fermenting coliforms.

b

Organisms grown after enrichment culture.