USE OF GENTAMICIN IN MYCOLOGY MEDIA

[摘要] The value of antibiotics to suppress bacterial growth in cultures for dermatophytes was shown by several workers. In warm humid climates, where excessive sweating favors the growth of Gram-negative bacteria, particularly in intertriginous lesions, contamination rate may run as high as 50% of cultures. Clearly there is a need for an antibiotic which will inhibit these bacteria. Gentamicin was a useful antibiotic for this purpose, since it has a broad spectrum of activity, is water soluble and can be autoclaved.