Use of antiserum agar for detection of Haemophilus influenzae type b in the pharynx
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Use of antiserum agar for detection of Haemophilus influenzae type b in the pharynx
Abstract
An antiserum agar medium was found to provide a rapid, sensitive, and highly specific method for pharyngeal culture and quantitation of HIB.
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