Performance of the chromID Salmonella Elite chromogenic agar in comparison with CHROMagar™ Salmonella, Oxoid™ Brilliance™ Salmonella and Hektoen agars for the isolation of Salmonella from stool specimens

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2016 Oct;86(2):128-30. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2016.07.021. Epub 2016 Jul 27.

Abstract

chromID™ Salmonella Elite is compared with 3 culture media commonly used for Salmonella isolation from stool specimens. As results were equivalent to other chromogenic media (100% sensitivity, 98% specificity), only financial arguments should guide the choice for a medium with respect to another.

Keywords: Chromogenic medium; Salmonella; Screening; Stool samples.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Agar
  • Bacteriological Techniques / methods*
  • Culture Media / chemistry*
  • Feces / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Salmonella / classification*
  • Salmonella / isolation & purification*
  • Salmonella Infections / diagnosis*
  • Salmonella Infections / microbiology*

Substances

  • Culture Media
  • Agar