Biotyping of Haemophilus using API 10S—an epidemiological tool?

J Clin Pathol. 1983 January; 36(1): 96–99.

PMCID: PMC498113

S Mehtar and S Amini Afshar

Department of Microbiology, North Middlesex Hospital, Edmonton, London N18 1QX

This article has been corrected. See J Clin Pathol. 1983 March; 36(3): 364.

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Abstract

One hundred and ninety-nine strains of Haemophilus isolates were biotyped by Kilian's method¹ and a modified API 10S strip and the results compared. One hundred percent correlation was found between the two systems. The ONPG test proved of value in differentiating between Haemophilus influenzae and Haemophilus parainfluenzae when there was growth factor disc failure.

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