Hardy Diagnostics releases group A strep agar

Aug. 24, 2021—Hardy Diagnostics has released its HardyChrom Group A Strep agar, a chromogenic medium recommended for the selective cultivation and differentiation of group A streptococcus from clinical specimens. Identification can be made based on colony color: The medium will display red-brown or red-orange colonies on the HardyChrom Group A Strep agar when Streptococcus pyogenes is present; non-group A streptococcus isolates appear as blue, clear, or white colonies.