【 Principle of Inspection 】

Potato glucose agar medium, as a universal culture medium, can be supplemented with acid or antibiotics to inhibit bacterial growth. Potato flour, as a nutrient rich foundation, has a good promoting effect on the growth of fungi and molds; Glucose is a carbon source; Agar is a solidifying agent.

Main components

Composed of potato flour, glucose, and agar.

Storage conditions and expiration date

Storage conditions: This product should be stored in a dark environment at 2-8 ℃.

Validity period: The unopened original packaging has a validity period of 6 months.

This product is a disposable product.

Clinical specimen fungal isolation and identification: cultivation of samples such as dandruff, sputum, wound secretions, and nail debris to assist in the diagnosis of superficial and deep fungal infections.

Environmental fungal monitoring: Sampling of air and object surfaces in hospital diagnosis and treatment areas and clean rooms to detect fungal and yeast contamination.

Medical fungal screening: quantitative counting of fungi in dressings, flushing solutions, reusable instruments, and sterile consumables.

Disinfection effect evaluation: compare the survival of fungal spores before and after disinfection and sterilization to verify the effectiveness of disinfection and sterilization processes.

Fungal Purification and Passage Culture: Purification, Preservation, and Morphological Observation of Clinical Fungal Isolate and Standard Strain.

In hospital fungal infection control investigation: tracing the source of fungal aggregation infection and identifying the source of environmental pollution.

Filamentous mold

Aspergillus: obligate aerobic, spores resistant to dryness, prefers weak acid and high sugar; The colony is fuzzy, with multiple colors such as black, yellow, and green, and grows rapidly.

Penicillium: obligate aerobic, widely distributed in the environment; The colony is flat and fluffy, blue-green in color, with white edges.

Mucor and Rhizopus: obligate aerobic, hyphae without separation, prefers moisture; Colonies spread rapidly, loose and flocculent, white to grayish brown in color.

Alternaria and Cladosporium: airborne, spores resistant to dryness; The colony is dark and fluffy, mostly composed of environmental microorganisms, which can easily trigger allergies.

yeast

Candida: facultative anaerobic, conditionally pathogenic, weak acid resistant; The colony has a creamy protrusion, milky white, smooth and moist.

Red yeast: obligate aerobic, saprophytic pollution indicator bacteria; Colony orange red/pink, with a cheese texture.

Cryptococcus: obligate aerobic, with broad and thick capsules; The colony is white and sticky, with slow growth.