A 12-year-old child presented with sore throat since 3 days. Which of the following medium is used to culture the throat swab?
Correct Answer: Blood agar
Description: Blood agar is used for the culture and isolation of Streptococcus pyogenes as it is the most common cause of sore throat. Crystal violet blood agar is the selective medium and Pikes medium is the transpo media for Streptococcus pyogenes. Reference: Ananthanarayan and Paniker&;s Textbook of Microbiology Tenth edition
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