title: [Comparison of cefsulodin and cephalexin as selective agents in agar for Bordetella pertussis].
abstract: Cefsulodin (12 mg/l) was evaluated as an alternative to cephalexin (40 mg/l) as selective agent in agar for isolation of Bordetella pertussis from clinical specimens. Charcoal horse blood agar with cefsulodin and with cephalexin supported growth of Bordetella pertussis strains (n = 50) equally well. The nasopharyngeal flora of healthy adults (n = 49) was suppressed significantly better by cephalexin, but colony numbers of flora on the agar with cefsulodin in general were low.
authors.affiliation: Sektion Bakteriologisches Labor, Universität Tübingen.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Hoppe
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schlagenhauf
mesh_terms: D001886:Bordetella pertussis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002441:Cefsulodin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002506:Cephalexin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003470:Culture Media; D006801:Humans; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D002506:Cephalexin; D002441:Cefsulodin
vernacular_title: Vergleich von Cefsulodin und Cephalexin als Agar-Selektivzusatz für Bordetella pertussis.