Effect of blood culture media on the in vitro recovery of Mycoplasma hominis.

Despite the prevalence of Mycoplasma hominis few cases of septicaemia due to this organism have been reported. The ability of various blood culture media to sustain the growth of an inoculum of M. hominis was therefore studied. Of the media tested, an 'in-house' Hartley's digest broth with 0.1% glucose was the most efficient. The investigation also demonstrated that growth of M. hominis is adversely affected by the concentration of liquoid (sodium polyanetholsulphonate) present in blood culture media.