Sentences with phrase «culture is the gold standard»
Culture is the gold standard but is difficult since the bacteria are released cyclically.
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Urine culture is the gold standard used to confirm the diagnosis of urinary tract infection (UTI).
Urine culture is the gold standard test to rule in or out bacterial a urinary tract infection because bacteria may be missed on microscopic examination when present in low numbers or if urine is very dilute.
Fungal culture is the gold standard in making a diagnosis, but it may take up to three weeks for fungal growth to appear.»
Not exact matches
He added he is «determined» to continually review and improve the party's culture and processes to «make sure that we reach the gold standard of how to protect volunteers and staff at every level of the party from harassment and inappropriate behaviour».
The study compared the main different ways of diagnosing C - Diff, including the two «gold - standard» methods: a cytotoxin assay, which looks for the presence of C - Diff toxin in faecal samples; and cytotoxigenic culture, which looks to see if there are bugs present in faecal samples that could possibly produce C - Diff toxin.
«While traditional urine cultures have been the gold standard to identify urine disorders in the past, they do not detect most bacteria and have limited utility as a result,» said Paul Schreckenberger, PhD, director, clinical microbiology laboratory, Loyola University Health System.
The recognized diagnostic gold standard is anaerobic and aerobic bacteriologic culture of intestinal juice.
The test considered the «gold standard» for diagnosing ringworm (Microsporum canis dermatophytosis) in cats is the fungal culture.