A child presents with a white patch over the tonsils; diagnosis is made by culture in :
Correct Answer: Loeffler medium
Description: In a child white patch over tonsils, probable diagnosis is of Diphtheria.
Culture media for corynebacterium are :
i. Loefflers serum slope : Growth is very rapid and colonies seen in 6-8 hrs, before other bacteria grows. Itis also used for M. tuberculosis. Diptheria is emergency condition, so Loeffler’s slope is prefered media in this child.
ii. Tellurite blood agar media : Selective media but growth is delayed and may take about 2 days to appear.
Remember :
LJ media, is for Mycobacteria TB.
Mcleods and Hoyle’s are modified Tellurite media.
Blood agar is used to differentiate Staph. and Sterpt. pharyngitis.
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Microbiology
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