Culture of non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae from the nasopharynx: Not all media are equal.
J Microbiol Methods 2017;
137:3-5. [PMID:
28342745 DOI:
10.1016/j.mimet.2017.03.012]
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Abstract
The efficacy of chocolate agar, versus bacitracin, vancomycin, clindamycin, chocolate agar (BVCCA) for the isolation of non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) from nasopharyngeal swabs was determined. BVCCA cultured NTHi from 97.3% of NTHi-positive swabs, compared to 87.1% for chocolate agar. To maximise culture sensitivity, the use of both media is recommended.
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