Microbiology Question 8
The best culture medium for primary isolation of H. influenzae is?
1. Levinthal’s medium
2. Fildes’ agar
3. Nutrient agar
4. Chocolate agar
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Answer : 2 Fildes’ agar
- Brazilian purpuric fever is caused by Haemophilus aegyptius.
- It is characterised by conjunctivitis which proceeds to fulminant septicemia in infants and children.
- There is high fatality.
- It was first recognized in Brazil in 1984.
Ref: Ananthanarayan and Paniker’s Textbook of Microbiology, 9th edition, p330,331.
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