Evaluation of the Premier EHEC assay for detection of Shiga toxin- producing Escherichia coli

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2051-2054

  Kehl, K Sue ^a,b   Havens, P ^a,b   Behnke, C E ^b   Acheson, D W K ^c  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SHIGA TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030818827     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.8.2051-2054.1997     Document Type: Article

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