The significance of the number of submitted samples and patient-related factors for faecal bacterial diagnostics

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1095-1099

  Ethelberg, S ^a   Olsen, K E P ^a   Gerner Smidt, P ^a   Molbak K ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Effect of additional samples; Enteric pathogens; Faecal samples; Sample numbers; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROMONAS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CAMPYLOBACTER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIARRHEA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PLESIOMONAS SHIGELLOIDES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA; SAMPLE SIZE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHIGELLA; SUMMER; TRAVELLER DIARRHEA; VIBRIO; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA; YERSINIA;

EID: 35148814019     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2007.01816.x     Document Type: Article

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