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Table 2 Comparison of Legionella spp. recovery obtained with different culture media

From: Comparison of BCYEα+AB agar and MWY agar for detection and enumeration of Legionella spp. in hospital water samples

 

BCYEα + AB agar

Positive (n)

Negative (n)

Total (n)

MWY agar

Positive (n)

108

16

124

Negative (n)

19

120

139

Total (n)

127

136

263

  1. Agreement = 86.7%; κ = 0.733