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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Feb 1996, 471-473, Vol 34, No. 2
Copyright © 1996 by the American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Comparison of three methods for recovery of yeasts from hands of health- care workers

LJ Strausbaugh, DL Sewell, RC Tjoelker, T Heitzman, T Webster, TT Ward and MA Pfaller
Infectious Diseases Section, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland 97207, USA. strausbaugh.larry@portland.va.gov

This study compared three methods for the detection of yeasts on the hands of 30 nurses: (i) direct finger impressions on inhibitory mold agar plates, (ii) bag washes in brain heart infusion broth, and (iii) bag washes in brain heart infusion broth supplemented with gentamicin and vancomycin. The antimicrobial agent-supplemented bag wash method identified the greatest number of yeast carriers and yielded the most yeast isolates, especially non-C. albicans Candida spp.


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