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A young male patient presented with UTI, on urine examination pus cells were found but no organisms. Which method would be best used for culture -

A
McCoy cell line
B
Thayer martin medium
C
L.J. medium
D
Levinthal medium
High-Yield Explanation
This is a case of non-gonococcal urethritis due to Chlamydia trachomatis.  Chlamydia trachomatis can be successfully cultivated in McCoy and HeLa cells treated with cycloheximide and grown in monolayer on cover slip in shell vials .….Jawetz 24/e p360

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