Sharma Dharmendra, Sethi Sunil, Mehta Swami Das, Sharma Meera
Department of Medical Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
J Clin Microbiol. 2007 Aug;45(8):2743-4. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00344-07. Epub 2007 May 30.
Eno powder (GlaxoSmithKline), an antacid preparation readily available over the counter, was used instead of a CO(2) generator for the growth of 15 strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae obtained from men with urethritis. Due to its easy accessibility and low cost, Eno powder can be useful in developing countries for transporting clinical specimens from resource-poor peripheral labs to reference laboratories.
依诺粉(葛兰素史克公司生产)是一种非处方抗酸制剂,被用于替代二氧化碳发生器来培养从患有尿道炎的男性身上获取的15株淋病奈瑟菌。由于其易于获取且成本低廉,依诺粉在发展中国家可用于将临床标本从资源匮乏的周边实验室运送至参考实验室。