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Table 2 Microbiological methods used to isolate and identify Salmonella

From: Prevalence of human Salmonellosis in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

First author

Pre-enrichment

Selective and differential media

BT

SAT

Ashenafi [30]

nr

SB, MA, BGA

yes

Yes

Mache [32]

nr

SF, MA, BGA,SSA

yes

Yes

Mache [35]

nr

SB, MA, SSA

yes

Yes

Andualem [36]

nr

SF, MA, SSA

yes

nr

Awole [37]

nr

MA, DCA, SSA

Yes

nr

Beyene [46]

nr

SF, DCA, XLD

yes

Yes

Reda [41]

nr

SF, DCA, XLD

yes

nr

Asrat [33]

nr

SB, MA, BGA

yes

Yes

Zenebe [43]

BHI

BA, MA

yes

Yes

Beyene [46]

BHI

DCA, XLD

yes

Yes

Nyeleti [34].

nr

RV, MA , BPLS

yes

Yes

Awole [37]

nr

MA, DCA, SSA

Yes

nr

Berhane selassie [38]

nr

SB, DCA

yes

Yes

Andargie [39]

nr

MA, BA, SSA

nr

nr

Zewdu [40]

BPW

SC, RV, BPLS, XLD, RA

yes

Yes

Abera [42]

nr

SF, SSA

nr

nr

Addis [44]

BPW

SC, RV, XLD

yes

nr

Dagnew [45]

nr

SF, SSA

yes

nr

  1. BA = Blood agar, BHI = Brain Heart infusion agar, BGA = Brilliant Green agar, BPLS = Brilliant Phenol Lactose –Sucrose agar, BPW = Buffered Peptone Water, BT = Biochemical test, DCA = Desoxycholate Citrate agar, MA = MacConkey agar, nr = not reported, RA = Rambach agar, RV = Rappaport Vassilliadis, SAT = Slide Agglutination Test; SSA = Salmonella Shigella agar, SB = Selenite broth, SC = Selenite Cystine broth, SF = Selenite-F broth, XLD = Xylose Lysine Desoxycholate agar.