[Methods for the detection of salmonellae in food].

Presented are results of modern immunological and culture medium techniques for the salmonella isolation from chicken trunks compared with those obtained by standard technique (ST). By using fluorescent antibody technique (FAT), enriched serum techniques (ES) and immune stain-reaction (ISR) a larger number of positive samples was detected (31%-41%) in comparison with standard culture medium techniques (ST) (25%). Statistically significant differences were obtained by FAT. By both Rappaport-Vassiliadis (RV) and modified semi-solid Rappaport-Vassiliadis (MSRV) culture medium techniques about thrice higher percentage of salmonella positive findings were obtained than in comparison with the standard techniques. Compared to RV, the MSRV culture media technique reduces the salmonella isolation period for 48.