Bauer Sample

The Bauer Test is a test that is used to diagnose intestinal infections caused by Escherichia coli bacteria. This method is based on the ability of coliform bacteria to produce characteristic bacteria due to the presence of cholera toxin.

The Bauer Test was first proposed in 1939 by Raimund Bauer, an Austrian physician and professor of microbiology at the University of Vienna. He developed this test based on experiments carried out by his predecessors such as Friedman, Mayhew and Newland. In 2015, a study led by Zimmerman et al. showed that the Bauer test is more sensitive than the semi-quantitative Friedman test. In addition, it is still considered a more common, although less accurate, replacement for bacteriological testing. Subsequent studies showed