Culture for Diphtheria (Corynebacterium diphtheriae)

Microbiological method for the diagnosis of diphtheria - an acute infectious disease characterized by general infectious intoxication and proceeding with predominant lesions of the pharynx and larynx, in rare cases - the nose and eyes. Local symptoms of the disease include the formation of a fibrinous plaque on the mucous membranes. The study allows isolating the pathogen in a pure culture and determining its quantity in the examined biomaterial. It is recommended to take the test together with the determination of antibodies to Corynebacterium diphtheriae in the blood.

Within 7 days. The specified time does not include the day of biomaterial collection