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Forstner, P; Laireiter, CM; Friedl, S; Steinmetz, I; Dichtl, K.
Bacitracin agar vs. oleandomycin disk supplemented chocolate agar for the recovery of Haemophilus influenzae in diagnostic samples: A prospective comparison.
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2024; 109(1): 116203
Doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2024.116203
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- Leading authors Med Uni Graz
- Dichtl Karl
- Forstner Patrick
- Co-authors Med Uni Graz
- Friedl Simone
- Laireiter Christina
- Steinmetz Ivo
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- Abstract:
- Haemophilus influenzae is an important pathogen able to cause various forms of respiratory and invasive disease. To provide high sensitivity for detection, culture media must inhibit growth of residential flora from the respiratory tract. This study aimed to identify and compare the diagnostic and economic advantages of using bacitracin containing selective agar (SEL) or oleandomycin disk supplemented chocolate agar (CHOC). Growth and semi-quantitative abundance of H. influenzae and growth suppression of residential flora was prospectively assessed in a 28-week period. H. influenzae was identified in 164 (5 %) of all included samples: CHOC and SEL, CHOC only, and SEL only were positive in 95, 24, and 45 cases. Diagnostic superiority of SEL was primarily attributable to the results of throat swabs. However, on average, € 200 had to be spent for the detection of each additional isolate that was recovered only because of additional incubation on SEL.
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- Agar
- Bacitracin
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- Haemophilus influenzae
- Oleandomycin
- Selective medium