Usability and performance of CHROMagar STEC medium in detection of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli strains

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3586-3590

  Hirvonen, Jari J ^a   Siitonen, Anja ^b   Kaukoranta, Suvi Sirkku ^a  

^a VAASA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR MEDIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOODY DIARRHEA; DIARRHEAGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROTYPE; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; STX GENE; TERD GENE;

CULTURE MEDIA; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHIGA-TOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84867524734     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01754-12     Document Type: Article

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