SUBMITTED 050113, REVISED 102513
Table 5. Results by agar medium
1
Medium
a
Correct
Misidentified
Total
BGS
Inclusive
108
0
108
Exclusive
98
5
103
BS
Inclusive
108
0
108
Exclusive
99
4
103
DMLIA
Inclusive
108
0
108
Exclusive
93
3
96
HE
Inclusive
107
1
108
Exclusive
100
4
104
TSA
Inclusive
108
0
108
Exclusive
101
3
104
XLD
Inclusive
108
0
108
Exclusive
101
3
104
XLT-4
Inclusive
108
0
108
Exclusive
69
2
71
Total
Inclusive
755
1
756
Exclusive
661
24
685
2
a
BGS – brilliant green sulfa agar; BS – bismuth sulfite agar; DMLIA – double-modified lysine iron agar; HE
3
– Hektoen enteric agar; TSA – tryptic soy agar; XLD – xylose lysine deoxycholate agar; XLT-4 – xylose
4
lysine tergitol agar.
5
6
22