Hardy Diagnostics announced its latest product release in the battle to detect and identify Candida auris from skin and environmental samples.
The medium is based on the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) formulation for Sabouraud Salt Dulcitol (SSD) Broth with chloramphenicol and gentamicin.
Hardy Diagnostics' Auris Enrichment Broth is based on the CDC formulation for Sabouraud Salt Dulcitol (SSD) Broth with Chloramphenicol and Gentamicin, as outlined by Welsh et al. The medium, sometimes referred to as Salt SAB Broth, maintains a lower pH to encourage the growth of fungal isolates. The broth contains dulcitol as the sole carbon source, and chloramphenicol and gentamicin as selective agents against unwanted bacterial growth. Peptones provide nitrogen and amino acids. The CDC protocol recommends this broth for surveillance of C. auris from skin swabs and environmental samples. Positive broth samples may be subcultured to chromogenic media, such as HardyCHROM Candida + auris (Cat. no. G343), for further identification. Suspect colonies with a teal-to-teal-green “bullseye” center will fluoresce on this chromogenic medium and can be confirmed on the MALDI-TOF.
