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. 2012 Oct 30;45(3):883–886. doi: 10.1007/s11250-012-0286-y

Table 2.

Comparison of Gram-positive results from culture and PetrifilmsTM for CMT-positive milk samples collected from Mukurweini and greater Nakuru districts, Kenya—June to August 2010

PetrifilmTM positivea PetrifilmTM negativeb Total
Culture positivec 210 24 234
Culture negatived 17 18 35
Total 227 42 269

aPetrifilm positive reflects samples that were Gram-positive growth

bPetrifilm negative reflects samples that were either no growth, mixed growth, or Gram-negative growth

cCulture positive reflects growth on blood agar

dCulture negative reflects no growth on blood agar