Evaluation and implementation of a chromogenic agar medium for Salmonella detection in stool in routine laboratory diagnostics

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 456-458

  Van Dijk, Saskia ^a   Bruins, Marjan J ^a   Ruijs, Gijs J H M ^a  

^a Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE; DEOXYCHOLIC ACID; LYSINE; XYLOSE; AGAR;

AGAR MEDIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FECES ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ARIZONAE; SALMONELLA DIARIZONAE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WORKLOAD; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FECES; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; SALMONELLOSIS;

SALMONELLA;

AGAR; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; FECES; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 60849139396     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01643-08     Document Type: Article

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