Development of a real-time PCR assay and comparison to CHROMagar(TM) STEC to screen for Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in stool, Cape Town, South Africa

INTRODUCTION: Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is an emerging infectious pathogen which could lead to haemolytic uremic syndrome. Even though previous studies have compared the performance of CHROMagar(TM)STEC to real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in Europe, no study has been don...

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Autores principales: Kalule, John B., Keddy, Karen H., Smith, Anthony, Nicol, Mark P., Robberts, Lourens
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AOSIS 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5803521/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29435423
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ajlm.v6i1.609

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5803521/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29435423
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ajlm.v6i1.609

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