Controlled evaluation of bactec Peds Plus/F and bactec lytic/10 anaerobic/F media for isolation of salmonella enterica serovars typhi and paratyphi a from blood

Megan E. Reller, Anita K.M. Zaidi, Shazia Sultana, Shazia Azeem, Beenish Hanif, Shahidal Qureshi, Rumina Hasan, Zulfiqar Bhutta, Rehana Akhter, Donald A. Goldmann

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Abstract

We compared anaerobic lytic (AL) and pediatric aerobic resin-containing (Peds Plus/F) blood culture media for the isolation of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi or Paratyphi A from children. The yields from AL and Peds Plus/F media were the same with equal volumes of blood, but recovery was faster from AL medium than Peds Plus/F medium (10.7 and 16.4 h, respectively) (P < 0.001).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)245-246
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume47
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2009

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