ABC chromogenic agar: a cost-effective alternative to standard enteric media for Salmonella spp. isolation from routine stool samples

From: British Journal of Biomedical Science | Date: January 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

ABSTRACT

Salmonellosis is the second most common cause of bacterial gastroenteritis, yet the yield from routine stool culture is low. Commonly used selective enteric media have poor specificities for salmonella identification, resulting in a high laboratory workload. A special chromogenic medium, ABC agar, is a promising alternative but its cost-effectiveness has not been evaluated in diagnostic laboratories. A collaborative study is therefore undertaken in two district general hospitals laboratories. Routine stool samples (n=866) were subcultured onto ABC agar half plates after selective ...

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