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. 1982 Aug;58(4):239–242. doi: 10.1136/sti.58.4.239

Characteristics of Haemophilus ducreyi. A study.

E H Sng, A L Lim, V S Rajan, A J Goh
PMCID: PMC1046057  PMID: 6980682

Abstract

In a study of 13 local and four reference strains of Haemophilus ducreyi all grew well on a selective medium consisting of Bacto proteose No 3 agar (Difco), soluble starch, IsoVitalex, human blood, and vancomycin. All the strains reduced nitrate, were alkaline-phosphatase-positive, and (with one exception) used glucose, fructose, and mannose, beta-lactamase was produced by 12 local strains. Erythromycin was the the most effective antibiotic tested, followed by streptomycin, co-trimoxazole, and spectinomycin.

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