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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2000, p. 4239-4241, Vol. 38, No. 11
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Evaluation of a New Culture Medium for Borrelia burgdorferi

Adriana R. Marques,1,* Frida Stock,2 and Vee Gill2

Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases,1 and Clinical Pathology Department, Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center,2 National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland

Received 7 April 2000/Returned for modification 12 July 2000/Accepted 23 August 2000

We evaluated the new MPM medium for the growth of Borrelia burgdorferi. All 18 blood samples from 17 patients with Lyme disease were negative. Growth studies showed that by day 4, most organisms in MPM were not viable. Our results reinforce the use of BSK medium as the primary choice for growing B. burgdorferi.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Bldg. 10, Room 11N228, NIH, 10 Center Dr., Bethesda, MD 20892-1888.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2000, p. 4239-4241, Vol. 38, No. 11
0095-1137/00/$04.00+0


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