title: [A growth supplement for "fastidious germs"].
abstract: 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%.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kourí.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tamargo Martínez
authors.forename: G T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Toraño Peraza
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Falcón Márquez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rego Cairo
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Valdivia Alvarez
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002457:Cell Extracts; D003470:Culture Media; D006133:Growth Substances; D001414:Bacitracin