Culturing Stool Specimens for Campylobacter spp., Pennsylvania, USA

In 2010, we surveyed 176 clinical laboratories in Pennsylvania regarding stool specimen testing practices for enteropathogens, including Campylobacter spp. Most (96.3%) routinely test for Campylobacter spp. In 17 (15.7%), a stool antigen test is the sole method for diagnosis. We recommend that labor...

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Autores principales: M’ikanatha, Nkuchia M., Dettinger, Lisa A., Perry, Amanda, Rogers, Paul, Reynolds, Stanley M., Nachamkin, Irving
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3309580/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22377086
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1803.111266
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Sumario:In 2010, we surveyed 176 clinical laboratories in Pennsylvania regarding stool specimen testing practices for enteropathogens, including Campylobacter spp. Most (96.3%) routinely test for Campylobacter spp. In 17 (15.7%), a stool antigen test is the sole method for diagnosis. We recommend that laboratory practice guidelines for Campylobacter spp. testing be developed.

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