Hardy Diagnostics released a new enrichment broth to detect and identify Candida auris from skin and environmental samples. The medium is based on the CDC formulation for Sabouraud Salt Dulcitol (SSD) Broth with chloramphenicol and gentamicin (J Clin Microbiol 55:2996–3005).
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