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. 1976 Aug;4(2):192–193. doi: 10.1128/jcm.4.2.192-193.1976

SXT and Taxo A Disks for Presumptive Identification of Group A and B Streptococci in Throat Cultures

Bruce A Gunn a,1
PMCID: PMC274426  PMID: 965480

Abstract

A bacitracin (0.04 units, BBL)-SXT (trimethoprim, 1.25 mg, plus sulfamethoxazole, 23.75 mg, BBL) susceptibility test was 94% accurate in presumptively identifying streptococci as either group A, B or not group A and B.

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