title: Use of antiserum agar for detection of Haemophilus influenzae type b in the pharynx.
abstract: An antiserum agar medium was found to provide a rapid, sensitive, and highly specific method for pharyngeal culture and quantitation of HIB.
mesh_terms: D000362:Agar; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003470:Culture Media; D005260:Female; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007106:Immune Sera; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010614:Pharynx / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D007106:Immune Sera; D000362:Agar