Performance of four chromogenic urine culture media after one or two days of incubation compared with reference media.
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.
Aspevall
Olle
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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
Osterman
Björn
B
Dittmer
Rakel
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Stén
Lena
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Lindbäck
Emma
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Forsum
Urban
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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*
D002863:Chromogenic Compounds; D003470:Culture Media