Acetamide broth for isolation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from patients with cystic fibrosis.
The recovery of Pseudomonas aeruginosa was enhanced by incubating specimens in acetamide broth before subculture on cetrimide agar. This finding is of particular value in screening pediatric patients with cystic fibrosis for carriage of P. aeruginosa.
D000081:Acetamides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003470:Culture Media; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000081:Acetamides; D003470:Culture Media