. A text-book of bacteriology, including the etiology and prevention of infective diseases and a short account of yeasts, and moulds, haematazoa, and psorosperms. Bacteriology. DIPHTHERIA. 331 and may be easily obtained from tbe throat of dipbtlieritic patients in the fol- lowing manner :— Culture Outfit.— Steel rods like or- dinary knitting needles, about six inches in length, are beaten out or rough- ened at one end, and a pledget of wool is twisted round so as to form a swab. These swabs are placed in clean test- tubes, which are then plugged with cotton- wool. The test-tubes and swabs are
. A text-book of bacteriology, including the etiology and prevention of infective diseases and a short account of yeasts, and moulds, haematazoa, and psorosperms. Bacteriology. DIPHTHERIA. 331 and may be easily obtained from tbe throat of dipbtlieritic patients in the fol- lowing manner :— Culture Outfit.— Steel rods like or- dinary knitting needles, about six inches in length, are beaten out or rough- ened at one end, and a pledget of wool is twisted round so as to form a swab. These swabs are placed in clean test- tubes, which are then plugged with cotton- wool. The test-tubes and swabs are steri- lised by heating in the hot air steriliser for an hour at 150° C. The so-called culture 0 u t fi t consists of a small box con- taining a test-tube of blood serum and a swab. The}^ can be always kept ready for use, and after use should be conveyed by hand for further examination. The danger of trans- mitting virulent diphtheritic material by post is obvious. When the examina- tion of the tube has been completed, the ^ >*. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Crookshank, Edgar M. (Edgar March), 1858-1928. Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders
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