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. 2001 May;45(5):1585–1588. doi: 10.1128/AAC.45.5.1585-1588.2001

TABLE 1.

Broth and agar media used to test ampicillin susceptibility of H. influenzae

Broth or agar Medium Supplements
Broths
 HTM CAMHBa Hematin (15 μg/ml), yeast extract (5 μg/ml), and NADb
 LHB CAMHB 3% lysed horse blood and NAD
Agars
 HTM MHAc Hematin (15 μg/ml), yeast extract (5 μg/ml), and NAD
 LHB MHA 3% lysed horse blood and NAD
 WHB MHA 5% whole horse blood and NAD
 Chocolate MHA 1% hemoglobin and 1% IsoVitalex
 Fildes MHA 3% Fildes peptic digest of sheep blood
 Iso-Sensitest Iso-Sensitest agar 5% whole horse blood and NAD
a

CAMHB, cation-adjusted Mueller-Hinton broth. 

b

For the addition of NAD, 20 μg/ml was used. 

c

MHA, Mueller-Hinton agar.