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CLED medium is preferred over MacConkey for culture of organisms implicated in urine infection. The reason is:

A
It prevents swarming of Proteus
B
Differentiate LF and NLF
C
Promote growth of Staphylococcus, Streptococcus and Candida
D
Identifies Pseudomonas
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. C. Promote growth of Staphylococcus, Streptococcus and CandidaCLED Agar: Cysteine Lactose Electrolyte deficient agar. It is similar to MacConkey agar for differentiation of LF and NLF which can be used as a good alternate to combination of blood agar and MacConkey ager for processing of urine specimens with certain advantages over MacConkey agar (supports growth of Gram positive cocci (except B hemolytics Streptococci) and Candida over blood agar (prevents swarming of Proteus).

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