[The comparative evaluation of differential diagnostic characteristics of Endo growth medium of different...

The article deals with the results of comparative study of differential diagnostic characteristics of Endo growth medium of different foreign manufacturers permitted to be applied in the Russian Federation and the national Endo agar. The enhanced kit of museum test-strains and clinical material from patients were used. It is established that morphology, size and number of clumps of most enterobacteria growing in Tndo medium manufactured by Merck, Pronadisa, HiMedia and the state research center of applied microbiology and biotechnology have minor morphological differences and match the characteristics declared by manufacturers. The indicator of degree of detection (degree of inoculation) of pathogenic enterobacteria from clinical material onto Endo medium manufactured by the state research center of applied microbiology and biotechnology matched the indicators of media from foreign manufacturers. It is demonstrated that Endo growth medium manufactured by the state research center of applied microbiology and biotechnology not only is equal to import analogues but in particular cases even excels them.