Rapid diagnosis of anaerobic infections by gas-liquid chromatography of clinical material

K D Phillips; P V Tearle; A T Willis

doi:10.1136/jcp.29.5.428

Rapid diagnosis of anaerobic infections by gas-liquid chromatography of clinical material

J Clin Pathol. 1976 May;29(5):428-32. doi: 10.1136/jcp.29.5.428.

Authors

K D Phillips, P V Tearle, A T Willis

Abstract

Gas-liquid chromatographic analysis of samples of pus provides a rapid and reliable means for the presumptive differentiation of anaerobic from aerobic infections.

MeSH terms

Anaerobiosis
Appendicitis / metabolism
Appendicitis / microbiology
Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
Bacteriological Techniques
Chromatography, Gas / methods*
Chromatography, Liquid
Fatty Acids, Volatile / analysis
Fatty Acids, Volatile / metabolism
In Vitro Techniques
Suppuration / metabolism*
Suppuration / microbiology

Substances

Fatty Acids, Volatile