Evaluation of a rapid method for identifying Branhamella catarrhalis. |
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| Authors: | J Richards |
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| Affiliation: | Public Health Laboratory, Leicester Royal Infirmary. |
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| Abstract: | The speed and precision of hydrolysis of tributyrin to butyric acid as a test to detect Branhamella catarrhalis were evaluated. The test proved consistently reliable in the identification of strains and correctly differentiated B catarrhalis from Neisseria sp. The combination of Gram stain, oxidase, and catalase tests to tributyrin hydrolysis provides a means of positive same day identification of B catarrhalis. |
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