Laboratory methods in cholera: Isolation of vibrio cholerae (el tor and classical) on TCBS medium in minimally equipped laboratories

Abstract

TCBS medium has been shown to be as effective as two other widely used and well established media for isolating Vibrio cholerae. This study gives an objective basis for using a simplified isolation method that has already found wide acceptance in a large part of the infected and threatened areas of the world. There are important implications for cholera surveillance.