Comparative evaluation of three chromogenic agars for detection and rapid identification of aerobic Gram-negative bacteria in the normal intestinal microflora

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 912-918

  Filius, P M G ^a   van Netten, D ^a   Roovers, P J E ^a   Vulto, A G ^a   Gyssens, I C ^a   Verbrugh, H A ^a   Endtz, H P ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chromogenic media; Detection; Escherichia coli; Gram negative bacteria; Identification; Normal intestinal microflora; Stool specimens

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CELL STRUCTURE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLORIMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; GRAM NEGATIVE ANAEROBIC BACTERIA; INOCULATION; INTESTINE FLORA; KLEBSIELLA; MORGANELLA; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA; NEGIBACTERIA; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0141955123     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2003.00667.x     Document Type: Article

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