Evaluation Of The Bax (R) System For The Detection Of Salmonella Spp. In Naturally Contaminated Chicken Meat

The aim of this study was to verify the efficiency of the BAX (R) system for the detection of Salmonella spp. in raw chicken meat. The conventional culture method (IN 62, MAP) was used as a reference method. A total of 8,813 chicken carcass samples were analyzed. In the first part of the study, 1,200 samples were analyzed using the BAX (R) System and the conventional culture method. In the second part, 7,613 samples were analyzed by the BAX (R) system, and the conventional method was used only for samples that tested positive for Salmonella spp. by the BAX (R) system. The sensitivity, specificity, relative accuracy, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value obtained in the first part of this study were 100%, 92.3%, 96.4%, 53.3% and 100%, respectively. The BAX (R) system showed no false-negative results and reduced the time to obtain presumptive positive results. It is a suitable method for use in laboratories that perform a large number of food samples analyses daily. However, the conventional method is still required to confirm the presence of Salmonella spp. in samples that test positive using the BAX (R) system.