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.

Journal Article

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).

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Duke Authors

Cited Authors

  • Reller, ME; Zaidi, AKM; Sultana, S; Azeem, S; Hanif, B; Qureshi, S; Hasan, R; Bhutta, Z; Akhter, R; Goldmann, DA

Published Date

  • January 2009

Published In

Volume / Issue

  • 47 / 1

Start / End Page

  • 245 - 246

PubMed ID

  • 19005140

Pubmed Central ID

  • 19005140

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1098-660X

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1128/JCM.01452-08

Language

  • eng

Conference Location

  • United States