TY - JOUR
T1 - Culture of non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae from the nasopharynx
T2 - Not all media are equal
AU - Harris, Tegan M.
AU - Rumaseb, Angela
AU - Beissbarth, Jemima
AU - Barzi, Federica
AU - Leach, Amanda J.
AU - Smith-Vaughan, Heidi C.
PY - 2017/6
Y1 - 2017/6
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Agar culture medium sensitivity
KW - Bacitracin, vancomycin, clindamycin, chocolate agar (BVCCA)
KW - Chocolate agar
KW - Nasopharynx
KW - Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi)
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85016083879&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.mimet.2017.03.012
DO - 10.1016/j.mimet.2017.03.012
M3 - Comment/debate
C2 - 28342745
AN - SCOPUS:85016083879
VL - 137
SP - 3
EP - 5
JO - Journal of Microbiological Methods
JF - Journal of Microbiological Methods
SN - 0167-7012
ER -