Clinical Utility of BDTM mCCDA ClearHT Agar Medium for Campylobacter jejuni.

Abstract

Campylobacter spp. has been the leading cause of bacterial food poisoning in Japan since 2000. The predominant Campylobacter spp. testing method employs selective medium to isolate Campylobacter spp. In the present study, we evaluated the Campylobacter-isolating capacity and clinical utility of BD^TM mCCDA Clear-HT, an agar medium containing a chromogenic substrate, on 230 diarrhea stool samples. After 48 hours incubation, 50 samples (21.7%) were positive with BD^TM mCCDA Clear-HT, while 61 samples (26.5%) were positive using modified Skirrow agar medium. In this study, BD^TM mCCDA Clear-HT had a lower detection rate of Campylobacter jejuni more than Vitalmedia modified Skirrow agar medium.