Evaluation of three commercial broth media for pigment detection and identification of a group B Streptococcus (Streptococcus agalactiae).

نویسندگان

  • Maria da Glória Carvalho
  • Richard Facklam
  • Delois Jackson
  • Bernard Beall
  • Lesley McGee
چکیده

Detection of group B Streptococcus (GBS) strains at various bacterial concentrations was evaluated using three pigment-producing broth media. At 10(3) CFU/ml, StrepB carrot broth (SBCB), Granada instant liquid biphasic (IGLB), and Northeast Laboratory GBS screening medium (NEL-GBS) showed 100% detection, but at the lower bacterial counts, SBCB and IGLB were more sensitive than NEL-GBS after 24 h.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of clinical microbiology

دوره 47 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009