Stool cultures for Shigella spp: Improved specificity by using MacConkey agar with xylose

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 121-124

  Altwegg, Martin ^a   Buser, Jacqueline ^a   Von Graevenitz, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; DEOXYCHOLIC ACID; LYSINE; XYLOSE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FECES; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIGELLA;

EID: 0030097548     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0732-8893(96)00021-1     Document Type: Article

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