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Culture medium and method for culturing body fluids containing antibiotics

  • US 5,624,814 A
  • Filed: 10/19/1994
  • Issued: 04/29/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/20/1981
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A culture medium for the growth and detection in a body fluid sample of an infecting microorganism which is susceptible to antibiotics comprising:

  • a hypertonic growth medium capable of providing osmotic protection to the infecting microorganism which has been damaged by exposure to antibiotics and at least one resin capable of isolating the antibiotics without hindering biological activity during culturing of the body fluid sample, wherein at least one resin is not removed from the culture medium during culturing of the body fluid sample.

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