Comparison of CHROMagar salmonella medium and Hektoen enteric agar for isolation of salmonellae from stool samples

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 762-765

  Gaillot, Olivier ^a,b   Di Camillo, Patrick ^a   Berche, Patrick ^a,b   Courcol, René ^c   Savage, Colette ^c  

^a Hopital Boucicaut   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c Ctr Hosp Regional et Universitaire   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COLONY FORMATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA;

ABUTILON HULSEANUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA;

EID: 0033037515     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.3.762-765.1999     Document Type: Article

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