Arcanobacterium Selective Agar, 17ml fill, 15x100mm plate

For the use as a selective medium for the isolation of Arcanobacterium haemolyticum, especially from respiratory specimens. It is reported that 5-13% of bacterial throat infections are due to Arcanobacterium haemolyticum and not group A strep. Although A. haemolyticum is usually sensitive to penicillin in vitro, there are many reported treatment failures. For
this reason, erythromycin is the drug of choice, rather than penicillin. This is why identification of this organism and differentiation from group A strep is of extreme importance.

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