Control of contamination in psittacosis specimens by antibiotics.
Diluent containing a combination of vancomycin, kanamycin, and streptomycin is shown to be more effective than diluent previously used for isolating Chlamydia psittaci from bird tissue specimens.
D000818:Animals; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000592:standards*; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D002689:Chlamydia / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D007612:Kanamycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D007668:Kidney / Q000382:microbiology; D008099:Liver / Q000382:microbiology; D051379:Mice; D009956:Psittacosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary; D013154:Spleen / Q000382:microbiology; D013307:Streptomycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000494:pharmacology
D007612:Kanamycin; D014640:Vancomycin; D013307:Streptomycin