EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2002; 8 (1): 157-163
in English
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-158049
ABSTRACT
A simple monophasic-diphasic culture set-up was developed to provide efficient isolation and identification of Mycoplasma pneumoniae. The set-up consisted of a slant medium, the bottom covered with 1 mL of broth, establishing a diphasic solid-liquid environment at the bottom of the test tube surmounted by a monophasic solid one. The specimen was directly inoculated into the liquid phase, mixed, and tilted once or twice to cover the upper slanted portion prior to incubation. The method had several advantages over other techniques including rapid results, elimination of transport medium, and use of two separate environments to accomplish both the detection and identification of M. pneumoniae
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Pharynx
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Pneumonia, Mycoplasma
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Sputum
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Time Factors
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Cross Infection
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Bacteriological Techniques
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Community-Acquired Infections
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Culture Media
Type of study:
Evaluation studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
East Mediterr Health J.
Year:
2002
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