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. 1999 Mar;37(3):762–765. doi: 10.1128/jcm.37.3.762-765.1999

TABLE 2.

Recovery of Salmonella spp. from 508 stool specimens before and after enrichment in Muller-Kauffmann brotha

Medium (step) No. of true-positive isolates No. of false-negative isolates Sensitivity (%)
CAS (primary plating) 19 1 95
HEA (primary plating) 16 4 80
CAS (after enrichment) 20 0 100
HEA (after enrichment) 20 0 100
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A total of 20 isolates were recovered on at least one medium (sensitivity, 100%).