title: Performance of four chromogenic urine culture media after one or two days of incubation compared with reference media.
abstract: Four chromogenic urine culture media were compared to culture on blood agar, MacConkey agar, and CLED (cysteine-, lactose-, and electrolyte-deficient) agar for detection of uropathogens in 1,200 urine specimens. After 2 nights of incubation, 96% of all isolates were recovered on blood agar, 96% were recovered on CLED agar, 92% were recovered on CPS ID2, 96% were recovered on CHROMagar Orientation from BBL, 95% were recovered on CHROMagar Orientation from The CHROMagar Company, and 95% were recovered on Chromogenic UTI Medium.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Bacteriology Laboratory, Huddinge University Hospital, Department of Microbiology, Pathology, and Immunology, Division of Clinical Bacteriology, Karolinska Institutet, SE-14186, Stockholm, Sweden. olle.aspevall@bactlab.hs.sll.se
authors.forename: Olle
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Aspevall
authors.forename: Björn
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Osterman
authors.forename: Rakel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dittmer
authors.forename: Lena
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stén
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lindbäck
authors.forename: Urban
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Forsum
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D002863:Chromogenic Compounds; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003470:Culture Media; D006801:Humans; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D014556:Urine / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D002863:Chromogenic Compounds; D003470:Culture Media