After incubation at 37°C for 24-48 hours, an oxidase test was performed on the colonies compatible with bacilli. (cdc.gov)
Symptoms2
Traveler's diarrhea was defined as the occurrence of three or more episodes of watery stool within a 24-hour period, with or without other symptoms, or the occurrence of unformed stools accompanied by one of the following: vomiting, nausea, abdominal cramps, fever, chills, prostration, or tenesmus. (cdc.gov)
The symptoms usually appear within 24 to 30 hours after eating contaminated food, but they can also take up to 10 days to develop. (stemcelldaily.com)
Agar2
blood agar supplemented with ampicillin and a selective media, CIN (cefsulodin-irgasan-novobioci) agar, were used. (cdc.gov)
When using conventional enteric media, MacConkey agar incubated at 25°C for 48 hours produces the best results. (medscape.com)
Incubation2
After incubation at 37°C for 24-48 hours, an oxidase test was performed on the colonies compatible with bacilli. (cdc.gov)
It requires 18-20 hours of incubation at 25°C to create unique colony morphology, representing 0.5- to 1-mm colonies with a red "bull's-eye" and a clear border. (medscape.com)
Stool2
Traveler's diarrhea was defined as the occurrence of three or more episodes of watery stool within a 24-hour period, with or without other symptoms, or the occurrence of unformed stools accompanied by one of the following: vomiting, nausea, abdominal cramps, fever, chills, prostration, or tenesmus. (cdc.gov)
3 hours) than stool cultures, which are labor intensive and whose results may take longer than 1 day (66.5 hours). (medscape.com)
Results1
These were 20 mu g/ml vancomycin, 10 mu g/ml trimethoprim, 10 mu g/ml cefsulodin, and 10 mu g/ml amphotericin B. A comparison was made between subjects who gargled with a chlorhexidine mouthwash before swallowing the string test and those who did not.Results. (edu.au)