A Comparative Study on Different Nocardia Isolation Techniques: Letter to the Editor

Document Type : Letter to Editor

Authors

1 PhD Candidate, Department of Microbiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

3 Department of Microbiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

4 Associate Professor, Department of Bacteriology and Virology, School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciencec, Karaj, Iran

Abstract

Nocardia spp are aerobic, Gram positive, weakly acid fast and non-motile bacteria. The bacteria invade the human body from the environment via trauma or the respiratory tract and cause cutaneous, pulmonary, and systemic disorder. So far, number of isolation techniques are described including: 1. paraffin baiting technique, 2. humic acid-vitamin agar, and 3. selective buffered charcoal-yeast extract medium e. g.

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Journal of Isfahan Medical School
Volume 31, Issue 244 - Serial Number 244
May and June 2013
Pages 1073-1076

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  • Receive Date: 19 June 2013
  • Revise Date: 05 May 2024
  • Accept Date: 06 April 2022

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