An improved antiserum agar method for detecting carriage ofHaemophilus influenzae type b
- 1 March 1993
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 12 (3) , 215-217
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01967116
Abstract
Enriched Columbia medium was tested against Levinthal medium for the isolation ofHaemophilus influenzae type b. In both media,Haemophilus influenzae type b recovery and antigen-antibody precipitation halos were equivalent.Haemophilus influenzae type b colony size and iridescence were superior on enriched Columbia medium. Enriched Columbia medium is inexpensive, simply prepared and easily standardised.Keywords
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