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. 1985 Dec;38(12):1346–1348. doi: 10.1136/jcp.38.12.1346

Improving detection of "Viridans streptococcus" bacteraemia by adding sodium polyanethol sulphonate to blood cultures.

D C Shanson, F D Thomas, D Johnstone
PMCID: PMC499490  PMID: 3001152

Abstract

To detect streptococcal bacteraemia in patients undergoing dental extraction blood cultures containing glucose broth with 0.05% sodium polyanethol sulphonate (Liquoid) were compared with identical cultures without Liquoid.

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