CHROMagar Yersinia, a new chromogenic agar for screening of potentially pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica isolates in stools.
CHROMagar Yersinia (CAY) is a new chromogenic medium for the presumptive detection of virulent Yersinia enterocolitica in stools. Based on a comparative analysis of 1,494 consecutive stools from hospitalized patients, CAY was found to be just as sensitive as the reference medium (cefsulodin-irgasan-novobiocin agar) but was significantly more specific and had a very low false-positive rate. CAY reduces the workload (and thus costs) for stool analysis and can therefore be recommended for routine laboratory use.
Lille University Medical Center, Lille, France.
Nicolas
N
Renaud
Laetitia
L
Lecci
René J
RJ
Courcol
Michel
M
Simonet
Olivier
O
Gaillot
D000362:Agar; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D015009:Yersinia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D015008:Yersinia enterocolitica / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D003470:Culture Media; D000362:Agar