title: Comparison of Ashdown's medium, Burkholderia cepacia medium, and Burkholderia pseudomallei selective agar for clinical isolation of Burkholderia pseudomallei.
abstract: Ashdown's medium, Burkholderia pseudomallei selective agar (BPSA), and a commercial Burkholderia cepacia medium were compared for their abilities to grow B. pseudomallei from 155 clinical specimens that proved positive for this organism. The sensitivity of each was equivalent; the selectivity of BPSA was lower than that of Ashdown's or B. cepacia medium.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand. sharon@tropmedres.ac
authors.forename: Sharon J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Peacock
authors.forename: Grace
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chieng
authors.forename: Allen C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: David A B
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Dance
authors.forename: Premjit
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Amornchai
authors.forename: Gumphol
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wongsuvan
authors.forename: Nittaya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Teerawattanasook
authors.forename: Wirongrong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chierakul
authors.forename: Nicholas P J
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Day
authors.forename: Vanaporn
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Wuthiekanun
mesh_terms: D000362:Agar; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D016957:Burkholderia pseudomallei / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003470:Culture Media; D006801:Humans; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D000362:Agar