Blinded application of microscopy, bacteriological culture, immunoassays and PCR to detect gastrointestinal pathogens from faecal samples of patients with community-acquired diarrhoea

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 529-534

  Amar, C F L ^a   East, C ^a   Maclure, E ^a   McLauchlin, J ^a   Jenkins, C ^a,b   Duncanson, P ^c,d   Wareing, D R A ^c,d  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL PRESTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CAMPYLOBACTER; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIARRHEA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GIARDIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA;

EID: 3242875795     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-004-1149-x     Document Type: Article

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