TY - JOUR T1 - Inhibition of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from cystic fibrosis by selective media. JF - Journal of Clinical Pathology JO - J Clin Pathol SP - 220 LP - 222 DO - 10.1136/jcp.39.2.220 VL - 39 IS - 2 AU - K Fonseca AU - J MacDougall AU - T L Pitt Y1 - 1986/02/01 UR - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/39/2/220.abstract N2 - Pseudomonas Isolation Agar (selective agent, Irgasan, 25 mg/1) and Pseudomonas Selective Agar (selective agents, cetrimide 200mg/1 and nalidixic acid 15 mg/1) inhibited some strains of P aeruginosa from cystic fibrosis sputum but did not inhibit isolates from other sources. Of 200 cystic fibrosis isolates, 22 were inhibited by 16 mg/1 Irgasan, 45 by 8 mg/1 nalidixic acid, and 15 by 128 mg/1 cetrimide. We recommend that cystic fibrosis sputum should be cultured on selective and non-selective media to maximise the isolation of P aeruginosa. ER -