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. 2011 Oct;49(10):3675-7.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00899-11. Epub 2011 Aug 17.

CASA chromogenic medium for enteric Campylobacter species

H Le Bars  1 , S Kayal, M Bonnaure-Mallet, J Minet
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CASA chromogenic medium for enteric Campylobacter species

H Le Bars et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Oct.

Abstract

We prospectively assessed stool samples from 370 patients for Campylobacter species by comparing three selective agar media incubated at two temperatures: 42°C and 37°C. Twenty patients (5.4%) were found positive. The chromogenic medium CASA (AES Chemunex, France) proved highly efficient for C. jejuni and C. coli recovery, while lessening the workload in the lab.

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