Laboratory and clinical evaluations of an improved medium for isolation of Haemophilus influenzae Xiu Qingyu, Fang Zheng, Lai Guoxinag, et al. Department of Respiratory Medicine, Changzheng Hospital, The Second Military Medical Unviersity, Shanghai 200003
【Abstract】 Objective To evaluate isolating efficacy of an improved chocolated Columbia Agar (ICCA) for Haemophilus influenzae.Methods We evaluated ICCA with other four selective media for the ability of the growth of Hin (ATCC49247) by using a growth index (GI) that combines colony sites and the dilution factor, and we also used this ICCA medium to isolate Hin from 448 specimens from the respiratory tract, and compared this medium with blood agar with S.aureus streak.Results GI of Hin on ICCA was 17.8, which was higher than that of the other 4 media. The isolating rate of Hin of the 448 respiratory tract specimens on ICCA was 20.1% (90/448), which was significantly higher than that on the medium BASS.Conclusion ICCA is a better selective medium for isolation of Hin. It is valuable to use this medium in laboratories to improve the detective rate of Hin.
【Key words】 Haemophilus influenzae Media Respiratory tract infections
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