From: Bacterial infections in Lilongwe, Malawi: aetiology and antibiotic resistance
Organism | Media | Tests for presumptive identification | Susceptibility panel | Method |
---|---|---|---|---|
Salmonellae | BAP | Gram stain; | GNP | Disc diffusion |
MAC | TSI; | |||
Indole; | ||||
Colony morphology; | ||||
Urease | ||||
Enteric gram negative bacilli | BAP | Gram stain; | GNP | Disc diffusion |
MAC | Colony morphology | |||
Indole; | ||||
Oxidase; | ||||
TSI; | ||||
Citrate; | ||||
Urease | ||||
N. meningitidis | BAP | Gram stain | None | None |
CHOC | Oxidase | |||
TM | Thayer-Martin | |||
S. pneumoniae | BAP | Gram stain | GPP | Disc diffusion |
CHOC | Hemolysis Catalase | Oxacillin | ||
Bile solubility | screening test | |||
S. aureus | BAP | Gram stain | GPP | Disc diffusion |
CHOC | Catalase | Oxacillin | ||
MSA | Coagulase | |||
Staphlex | ||||
C. neoformans | Sabouraud's | Gram stain | None | None |
BAP | India Ink | |||
Urease | ||||
Haemophilus | BAP | Gram stain | None | None |
CHOC | Oxidase | |||
API-NH | ||||
S. pyogenes | BAP | Haemolysis | GPP | Disc diffusion |
Gram stain |