fastidious organism

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a bacterial organism with precise nutritional and environmental requirements.

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genitalium, a fastidious organism for which culture takes far too long to yield medically actionable results.

Emerging pathogens and antibiotic resistance make STIs an urgent challenge

jejuni, a fastidious organism, in dairy A raw milk; the isolate matched the cluster pattern.

Campylobacter jejuni infections associated with raw milk consumption--Utah, 2014

meningitidis is a fastidious organism that frequently undergoes autolysis, although it has been found in CSF by PCR up to 10 days postmortem (5,6).

Postmortem diagnosis of invasive meningococcal disease

Historically, the process of identification of an organism could take from days for a routine organism to weeks, in the case of a fastidious organism.

MALDI-ToF: one lab's experience

As part of its strategy as a secondary infectant, Brett is a nutritionally fastidious organism lacking the ability to synthesize for itself many micronutrients.

Integrated Brett Management

Background & objectives: The reason for lack of data on burden ofHaemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) in developing countries was mainly failure of detection of this fastidious organism in laboratories.

Addition of isovitalex in chocolate agar for the isolation of Haemophilus influenzae

However, Bordetella pertussis is a fastidious organism and negative cultures do not rule out disease.

Pertussis PCR testing at the Vermont Department of Health Laboratory

Fastidious organism Organism that requires numerous complex nutrients to grow.

Glossary

This fastidious organism, which is often resistant to clindamycin, colonizes the oropharynx of approximately 15% of healthy toddler children.

Kingella kingae emerging

This fastidious organism grows slowly, and its identification requires special nutritionally supported media.

Glandular tularemia in a Native American child

Pylori isolations were few in India compared with other works because it is a fastidious organism, which requires microaerophilic condition and frequent use of anti-secretory agents as well as Metronidazole for protozoan infestations, decrease the positive outcome.

Study of diagnostic tests for Helicobacter pylori infection

Brett is a fastidious organism that does not pack the genetic baggage to manufacture many of its essential nutrients.