| Literature DB >> 17634298 |
D L Church1, D Emshey, H Semeniuk, T Lloyd, J D Pitout.
Abstract
The performance of BBL CHROMagar O157 (CHROM) versus that of sorbitol-MacConkey (SMAC) media for detection of Escherichia coli O157 was determined for a 3-month period. Results for 27/3,116 (0.9%) stool cultures were positive. CHROM had a higher sensitivity (96.30%) and negative predictive value (100%) and a better diagnostic efficiency than SMAC. Labor and material costs decreased when CHROM was used.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17634298 PMCID: PMC2045293 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00426-07
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948