TABLE 3.
Effect of GN broth supplemented with sodium selenite on the isolation rate of Salmonella spp.
Method or culture mediuma |
Salmonella spp. isolated
|
|
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No. | % | |
Direct plating onto XLD agar | 0 | 0 |
GN broth-XLD agar | 4 | 4.3 |
GN broth plus Na2SeO3-XLD agar | 6 | 6.4 |
SBG broth-XLD agar | 11 | 11.7 |
Total | 11 | 11.7 |
A total of 94 clinical specimens were analyzed for each method.