title: An evaluation of the microcult gonorrhea detection system.
abstract: The Microcult Gonorrhea Detection System employs a dehydrated selective medium adsorbed into a cellulose matrix. The medium is rehydrated before use, then incubated in a foil pouch with a tablet that releases carbon dioxide. Duplicate specimens were plated in parallel on modified Thayer-Martin media and Microcult media. In all, 131 urethral specimens which contained gram-negative intracellular diplococci, 311 cervical specimens and 308 anal specimens were studied. Gonococci were isolated on modified Thayer-Martin media from 128 urethral, 63 cervical, and 29 anal specimens. In contrast 109 urethral, 48 cervical, and 5 anal specimens were shown to contain gonococci using the Microcult system. The Microcult system is inferior to fresh modified Thayer-Martin media for detecting gonococci.
mesh_terms: D001003:Anal Canal / Q000382:microbiology; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000382:microbiology; D003470:Culture Media; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D014521:Urethra / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media