A Simple, Semiselective Medium for Anaerobic Isolation of Anginosus Group Streptococci from Patients with Chronic Lung Disease

作者:Waite Richard D; Wareham David W; Gardiner Samuel; Whiley Robert A*
来源:Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2012, 50(4): 1430-1432.
DOI:10.1128/JCM.06184-11

摘要

The anaerobic isolation of anginosus group streptococci (AGS) from respiratory specimens containing diverse microbiota using a semiselective blood agar medium incorporating nalidixic acid and sulfamethazine (NAS) is described. AGS were detected in 60% of tested sputa from patients with cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and bronchiectasis. This demonstrates NAS to be a diagnostic tool for detecting AGS within the complex microbial communities associated with chronic lung disorders.

  • 出版日期2012-4