The use of a combined enrichment-filtration technique for the isolation of Campylobacter spp. from clinical samples

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 643-644

  Wilson, G ^a   Aitchison, L B ^a  

^a Stirling Royal Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Campylobacter spp.; Culture; Detection; Enrichment filtration; Isolation; Selective agar

Indexed keywords

AGAR MEDIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; FECES CULTURE; HUMAN; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIQUID CULTURE; MEMBRANE FILTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI;

EID: 34248350785     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2007.01712.x     Document Type: Article

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