Utility of InTray COLOREX Screen agar and InTray COLOREX ESBL agar for urine culture in the Lao PDR.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a need for simple microbiology diagnostics to enable antimicrobial resistance surveillance in low- and middle-income countries.

Objectives

To investigate the field utility of InTray COLOREX plates for urine culture and ESBL detection.

Methods

Clinical urine samples from Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao PDR were inoculated onto chromogenic media and InTray COLOREX Screen plates between June and August 2020. Urine and isolates from other clinical specimens were inoculated onto COLOREX ESBL plates. A simulated field study investigating the field utility of the InTray COLOREX plates was also completed.

Results

In total, 355 urine samples were inoculated onto standard chromogenic agar and InTray COLOREX Screen plates, and 154 urine samples and 54

SUBMITTER: Roberts T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8826549 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature