PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - D C Shanson AU - F D Thomas AU - D Johnstone TI - Improving detection of "Viridans streptococcus" bacteraemia by adding sodium polyanethol sulphonate to blood cultures. AID - 10.1136/jcp.38.12.1346 DP - 1985 Dec 01 TA - Journal of Clinical Pathology PG - 1346--1348 VI - 38 IP - 12 4099 - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/38/12/1346.short 4100 - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/38/12/1346.full SO - J Clin Pathol1985 Dec 01; 38 AB - To detect streptococcal bacteraemia in patients undergoing dental extraction blood cultures containing glucose broth with 0.05% sodium polyanethol sulphonate (Liquoid) were compared with identical cultures without Liquoid.