Evaluation of the Duopath Verotoxin test for detection of Shiga toxins in cultures of human stools

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2650-2653

  Park, C H ^a   Kim, H J ^a   Hixon, D L ^a   Bubert, A ^b  

^a INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MERCK KGAA   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; POLYMYXIN B; SHIGA TOXIN; SORBITOL; VEROTOXIN;

ARTICLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DUOPATH VEROTOXIN TEST; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES CULTURE; FOOD; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0038180468     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.6.2650-2653.2003     Document Type: Article

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