ISSN:
1435-4373
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract A clinical collaborative study was conducted to compare two new chromogenic agar media, Rambach agar and theSalmonella Detection and Identification Medium (SMID) (bioMérieux, France), with two conventional media, Salmonella-Shigella agar and Hektoen agar. Thirty-nineSalmonella strains involving 14 serotypes were isolated from 1,454 stool specimens. After enrichment in a selective broth, 100 % sensitivity was obtained with each medium. The SMID and Rambach agars are considerably more specific than the conventional media. Although SMID agar detects allSalmonella serotypes, it is not as specific as Rambach agar, which requires a complementary test (C8 esterase test) to detect all serotypes.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01974547
Permalink