Performance of the ImmunoCard STAT! E. coli O157:H7 test for detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in stools

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1866-1868

  Mackenzie, Andrew ^a   Orrbine, Elaine ^a   Hyde, Lucie ^a   Benoit, Michelle ^a   Chan, Frank ^a   Park, Choong ^b   Alverson, Jessica ^b   Lembke, Amy ^c   Hoban, Daryl ^d   Kennedy, William ^e  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA   (United States)

^d HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^e Izaak Walton Killam Hospital for Children   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA TUBULIN; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; RIBOSOME DNA; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MALASSEZIA; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; MALASSEZIA;

EID: 0034016428     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.5.1866-1868.2000     Document Type: Article

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