title: Comparison of citrated human blood, citrated sheep blood, and defibrinated sheep blood Mueller-Hinton agar preparations for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates.
abstract: The use of Mueller-Hinton agar supplemented with citrated human or citrated sheep blood was compared with the use of routinely used Mueller-Hinton agar supplemented with defibrinated sheep blood for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Streptococcus pneumoniae. The alternate supplements were found to be unsatisfactory, particularly for testing resistant isolates, and therefore are not recommended.
authors.affiliation: Centre for International Child Health, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Satzke
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Seduadua
authors.forename: Reginald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chandra
authors.forename: Jonathan R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Carapetis
authors.forename: E Kim
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Mulholland
authors.forename: Fiona M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Russell
mesh_terms: D000362:Agar; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001769:Blood; D002951:Citrates; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods; D012756:Sheep; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002951:Citrates; D003470:Culture Media; D000362:Agar