TABLE 1.
Summary of bacterial subculture characteristics for diagnosis of Fastidiosipila sanguinis osteitis
| Sample | Result for medium and culture conditionsa |
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|---|---|---|---|
| CPS agar, 37°C, aerobic | PVX agar, 37°C, 5% CO2 | COS agar, 37°C, anaerobic | |
| Subcutaneous tissue | Sterile | Sterile | Contaminated culture (1 day) |
| Capsular tissue | Sterile | F. sanguinis (3 days) | F. sanguinis (3 days) |
| Cortical bone | Sterile | F. sanguinis (3 days) | F. sanguinis (3 days) |
| Cancellous bone | S. agalactiae (1 day) | S. agalactiae (1 day) | S. agalactiae (1 day) |
| Synovial fluid | Sterile | F. sanguinis (3 days) | Contaminated culture (3 days) |
a
The number of days of culture is shown in parentheses. CPS agar, CPS ID3 chromogenic agar; PVX agar, chocolate agar plus PolyViteX; COS agar, Columbia agar plus 5% sheep blood.