Dermatophytes are a distinct group of fungi that infect human and animal hair, skin, and nails, causing a variety of cutaneous infections known as ringworm. Dermatophytes such as Trichophyton, Microsporum, and Epidermatophyton cause the majority…
The clinical laboratory has access to a variety of enrichment and selective media for the isolation and identification of pathogenic fungi. The majority of the media mentioned in this article are commercially available in dehydrated…
Brain Heat Infusion Broth is highly nutritious and is recommended for the propagation of pathogenic cocci and other fastidious organisms associated with blood culture work and allied pathological investigations, as well as for Staphylococcus aureus…
