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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2009, p. 456-458, Vol. 47, No. 2
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01643-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Evaluation and Implementation of a Chromogenic Agar Medium for Salmonella Detection in Stool in Routine Laboratory Diagnostics{triangledown}

Saskia van Dijk,* Marjan J. Bruins, and Gijs J. H. M. Ruijs

Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Isala klinieken, Zwolle, The Netherlands

Received 24 August 2008/ Returned for modification 30 September 2008/ Accepted 7 December 2008

We evaluated which chromogenic agar medium for Salmonella detection in stool would be most sensitive and specific in our culture protocol. The use of BBL CHROMagar Salmonella chromogenic medium combined with xylose-lysine-deoxycholate agar yielded a sensitivity of 100% and also reduced workload and costs.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Isala klinieken, Stilobadstraat 3, 8021 AB Zwolle, The Netherlands. Phone: 31-38-424-3111. Fax: 31-38-424-3146. E-mail: s.van.dijk{at}isala.nl

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 17 December 2008.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2009, p. 456-458, Vol. 47, No. 2
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01643-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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