title: Evaluation of a new culture medium for Borrelia burgdorferi.
abstract: We evaluated the new MPM medium for the growth of Borrelia burgdorferi. All 18 blood samples from 17 patients with Lyme disease were negative. Growth studies showed that by day 4, most organisms in MPM were not viable. Our results reinforce the use of BSK medium as the primary choice for growing B. burgdorferi.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Marques
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Stock
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gill
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000254:growth & development*; D003470:Culture Media; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media