Laboratory Practices and Incidence of Non-O157 Shiga Toxin–producing Escherichia coli Infections

We surveyed laboratories in Washington State, USA, and found that increased use of Shiga toxin assays correlated with increased reported incidence of non-O157 Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli (STEC) infections during 2005–2010. Despite increased assay use, only half of processed stool specimen...

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Autores principales: Stigi, Kathleen A., MacDonald, J. Kathryn, Tellez-Marfin, Anthony A., Lofy, Kathryn H.
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/PMC3309587/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22377034
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1803.111358

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