Thayer-Martin Selective Medium for the Cultivation of Neisseria Meningitidis from the Nasopharynx

1 June 1965

journal article
research article
Published by American Public Health Association in American Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health

Vol. 55 (6) , 923-927
https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.55.6.923

Abstract

A medium is described which permits cultivation of N. meningitidis while selectively inhibiting most organisms constituting the normal flora of the nasopharynx, especially the saprophytic Neisseria. The use of Thayer-Martin selective medium in this study in-creased the detection of meningococcal carriers by 50 per cent and allowed direct typing from the primary isolation plates.

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In Vivo and In Vitro Resistance to Sulfadiazine in Strains of Neisseria Meningitidis
Published by American Medical Association (AMA) ,1963