Chromogenic UTI Agar – HX-Media

Product Overview

Chromogenic UTI Agar is a selective and differential culture medium specifically formulated for the isolation, detection, and differentiation of microorganisms commonly associated with urinary tract infections (UTIs). The medium incorporates chromogenic substrates that react with specific bacterial enzymes, resulting in the formation of distinctively colored colonies, enabling direct identification without the need for extensive biochemical testing.

The formulation supports the growth of major uropathogens such as Escherichia coli, Klebsiella, Proteus, Enterococcus, and Staphylococcus saprophyticus. Selective agents help suppress the growth of non-target organisms, ensuring clearer and more accurate results.

This medium significantly reduces identification time, improves diagnostic efficiency, and minimizes the need for additional confirmatory tests. UTI Agar is widely used in clinical laboratories, hospitals, and diagnostic centers for routine urine culture analysis, screening, and microbial identification.

Chromogenic UTI Agar is ideal for high-throughput testing environments, offering reliable performance, ease of interpretation, and consistent results, making it an essential tool in modern microbiological diagnostics.

🔬 Key Features

• Clear chromogenic color differentiation

• Supports common UTI Agar pathogens

• Easy detection of mixed infections

• Reliable for routine diagnostics

🎯 Applications

• Isolation and identification of UTI pathogens

• Clinical microbiology laboratories

• Routine urine culture screening

🧪 Composition (Typical)

• Peptones

• Chromogenic substrates

• Selective agents

• Salts & buffers

• Agar

• pH: ~7.0 ± 0.2

🛠️ How to Use

• Dissolve medium, sterilize at 121°C for 15 min.

• Cool, pour plates, inoculate urine samples.

• Incubate at 35–37°C and observe colonies.

⏳Storage and Shelf Life

• Store at 15–25°C, dry and sealed.

• Protect from moisture and light.

• Shelf life: 3–4 years.

👍 Ideal For

✔ Clinical and diagnostic laboratories

✔ Routine UTI screening and QC testing