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. 1983 Jan;17(1):159. doi: 10.1128/jcm.17.1.159-.1983

Acetamide broth for isolation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from patients with cystic fibrosis.

N M Kelly, F R Falkiner, C T Keane
PMCID: PMC272593  PMID: 6402518

Abstract

The recovery of Pseudomonas aeruginosa was enhanced by incubating specimens in acetamide broth before subculture on cetrimide agar. This finding is of particular value in screening pediatric patients with cystic fibrosis for carriage of P. aeruginosa.

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