Thermo Scientific™ SABHI™ Agar (Sabouraud Dextrose with Brain Heart Infusion Agar)

Description

• Cultivate and isolate pathogenic fungi with Thermo Scientific™ Remel™ SABHI™ Agar
• Sabouraud Dextrose Agar was developed by Sabouraud for cultivation of dermatophytes 1
• Brain Heart Infusion Agar is useful for primary isolation of fungi from clinical specimens 2
• In 1967, Gorman developed SABHI Agar combining Sabouraud Dextrose Agar and Brain Heart Infusion Agar
• This combined formulation was found to increase the recovery of pathogenic fungi
• Pathogenic fungi have an enormous impact on human health
• Most people are aware of some of the superficial infections caused by fungi
• These include skin and nail infections such as athlete's foot and ringworm, predominantly caused by a dermatophyte
• More seriously, certain fungal species can cause invasive diseases in humans
• Use SABHI™ Agar for the cultivation and isolation of pathogenic fungi
• The combined formulation of Brain Heart Infusion Agar and Sabouraud Dextrose Agar gives improved recovery of pathogenic fungi
• Ready-to-use convenience of prepared media
• Not all products are available for sale in all territories
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• Remel™ and Oxoid™ products are now part of the Thermo Scientific brand