COMPARISON OF GOAT AND HORSE BLOOD AS CULTURE-MEDIUM SUPPLEMENTS FOR ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF HAEMOPHILUS-INFLUENZAE AND STREPTOCOCCUS-PNEUMONIAE FROM UPPER RESPIRATORY-TRACT SECRETIONS

The results of this study show that goat blood as a culture medium sup plement is as supportive as horse blood for the isolation and identifi cation of Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae from cli nical material. Care is required in the preparation of god blood choco late agar to ensure that a thermolabile growth inhibitor of NAD-depend ent Haemophilus species is eliminated.