THE NATIONAL NUTRIENT MEDIUM FOR DIAGNOSTIC OF PURULENT BACTERIAL MENINGITIS

• Published in: Klinicheskaia laboratornaia diagnostika Vol. 60; no. 5; p. 59
• Main Authors: Podkopaev, Ya V, Domotenko, L V, Morozova, T P, Khramov, M K, Shepelin, A P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: Russia (Federation) 01-05-2015
• Subjects: Culture Media - chemistry; Haemophilus influenzae - growth & development; Haemophilus influenzae - isolation & purification; Humans; Meningitis, Bacterial - microbiology; Neisseria meningitidis - growth & development; Neisseria meningitidis - isolation & purification; Streptococcus pneumoniae - growth & development; Streptococcus pneumoniae - isolation & purification
• ISSN: 0869-2084

The national growth mediums were developed for isolating and cultivating of main agents of purulent bacterial meningitis--haemophilus agar, chocolate agar, PBM-agar. The growing and selective characteristics of developed growth mediums are examined. The haemophilus agar ensures growth of Haemophilus influenzae. The chocolate agar, PBM-agar ensure growth of Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae. By growing characteristics, the national growth mediums match foreign analogues. Under application of growth mediums with selective additions it is possible to achieve selective isolation of main agents of purulent bacterial meningitis with inhibition of growth of microbes-associates.