Optochin Revisited: Defining the Optimal Type of Blood Agar for Presumptive Identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae
1998 ◽
Vol 36
(3)
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pp. 833-834
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To determine the optimal media for optochin susceptibility testing of Streptococcus pneumoniae, we measured inhibition zones for 72 S. pneumoniae and 22 Streptococcus viridans isolates on three blood-containing media. Because 15.3, 0, and 22.2% of S. pneumoniae organisms were misidentified on Columbia agar, Trypticase soy agar (TSA), and Mueller-Hinton agar, respectively, each containing sheep blood, we recommend that TSA-sheep blood agar be used.
2010 ◽
Vol 48
(10)
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pp. 3770-3772
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1999 ◽
Vol 37
(10)
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pp. 3415-3416
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1999 ◽
Vol 37
(1)
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pp. 215-217
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2020 ◽
Vol 7
(Supplement_1)
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pp. S731-S731
2019 ◽
Vol 9
(2)
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pp. 409-416
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2016 ◽
Vol 60
(3)
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pp. 1725-1735
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