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Throat Cultures: What Could You be Missing?
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Recommended for the selective isolation of
Arcanobacterium haemolyticum
, especially from respiratory specimens.
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It is reported that 5 to 13% of throat infections are due to
Arcanobacterium haemolyticum
, not group A strep. These organisms are often missed with conventional culturing techniques.
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Selective agents have been added to the medium to inhibit
Streptococcus pyogenes
(Group A Strep) and normal oral flora without affecting the growth of
Arcanobacterium haemolyticum
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Hardy Diagnostics offers a biplate, consisting of Group A Beta Strep Agar and Arcanobacterium Selective Agar.
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Order
Arcano Select / Group A Beta Strep biplate
online.
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Order
Arcanobacterium Selective Agar plate
online.
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Contact us
for more information or pricing.
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(1) Cummings, Journal of Clinical Microbiology 31:3233-3226
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Salmonella, E. coli
O157,
Listeria
, MRSA,
Staph
), Petri plates, agar based prepared media and broths, chromogenic media, mastitis media, incubators, environmental monitoring supplies, parasitology and mycology supplies, custom media formulations, disposable gloves, labcoats, loops and much more!
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