[A growth supplement for "fastidious germs"].
A growth supplement for "fastidious germs" was produced at the Laboratory of Acute Respiratory Infections of "Pedro Kourí" Institute of Tropical Medicine. This supplement was studied by computerized optic spectrophotometry, and chemical composition was determined. The efficacy of this supplement for the culture of Haemophilus influenzae type b, was evidenced using 100 strains, and it was proven that it can be used in concentrations raging from 1 to 10%.
Tamargo Martínez
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Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kourí.
Toraño Peraza
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Falcón Márquez
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Rego Cairo
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Valdivia Alvarez
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D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001414:Bacitracin / Q000494:pharmacology; D002457:Cell Extracts / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology; D002648:Child; D003470:Culture Media / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology; D004912:Erythrocytes; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008583:Meningitis, Haemophilus / Q000382:microbiology; D011817:Rabbits; D013053:Spectrophotometry; D015002:Yeast, Dried / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002457:Cell Extracts; D003470:Culture Media; D006133:Growth Substances; D001414:Bacitracin