Thermo Scientific™ V Agar Selective (w/colistin, nalidixic acid, nystatin)

Description

• Isolate and presumptively identify Gardnerella vaginalis from clinical specimens using Thermo Scientific™ Remel™ V Agar Selective (w/colistin, nalidixic acid, nystatin) prepared plates, a selective medium containing a special blood agar base designed to enhance the growth of fastidious organisms while maintaining osmotic balance
• Gardnerella vaginalis is found in the genitourinary tract of females and is an indicator organism for bacterial vaginosis (BV)
• BV is a risk factor for premature labor, chorioamnionitis, and postpartum endometritis
• Women with postpartum fever and neonates with sepsis may be infected with Gardnerella vaginalis
• In males, Gardnerella vaginalis has been associated with urinary tract infections, prostatitis, and urethritis
• Gardnerella vaginalis is a gram-variable rod or coccobacillus
• Beta hemolysis is observed on human or rabbit blood-containing media, but not sheep blood agars
• Selective: selective agents colistin, nalidixic acid, nystatin inhibit most Gram-negative bacilli, yeasts and diphtheroid
• Ready to use convenience of prepared media
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• Remel™ and Oxoid™ products are now part of the Thermo Scientific brand