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Cystine lactose enzyme deficient medium CLED is preferred over McConkey agar in UTI because:

A
Former prevents swarming of proteus
B
Is a selective medium
C
Prevents growth of pseudomonas
D
Promotes growth of Candida and staphylococcus
High-Yield Explanation
Cystine lactose enzyme deficient medium CLED is preferred over McConkey agar because of prevention growth of pseudomonas. Ref: Bailey and Scott's Diagnostic Microbiology, 9th Edition, Page 81 ; Text Book of Microbilogy By Ananthanarayan, 5th Edition, Page 261

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