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. 1974 Feb;27(2):420–422. doi: 10.1128/am.27.2.420-422.1974

Evaluation of Three Media for Selective Isolation of Gram-Positive Bacteria from Burn Wounds

Sandra L Dayton 1, Donna D Chipps 1, Dianna Blasi 1, R F Smith 1
PMCID: PMC380047  PMID: 4595962

Abstract

Three media, phenylethyl alcohol blood agar, esculin-mannitol agar, and Columbia CN blood agar, were studied for the selective isolation of gram-positive bacteria from swab cultures of burn wounds.

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