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. 1976 Feb;3(2):212–213. doi: 10.1128/jcm.3.2.212-213.1976

Comparison of sodium amylosulfate and sodium polyanetholsulfonate in blood culture media.

M M Hall, E Warren, D M Ilstrup, J A Washington 2nd
PMCID: PMC274264  PMID: 1254719

Abstract

A comparison between sodium polyanetholsulfonate and sodium amylosulfate in unvented vacuum blood culture bottles containing tryptic soy broth was made with 5,800 sets of blood cultures. No statistically significant differences in isolation rates of bacteria were noted.

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