Comparison of three different methods for detection of shiga toxin- Producing escherichia coli in a tertiary pediatric care center

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 481-486

  Vallières, Emilie ^a   Saint Jean, Maude ^a   Rallu, Fabien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SORBITOL; VEROTOXIN 1; VEROTOXIN 2;

AGAR MEDIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS REACTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOLECULAR TYPING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROTYPING; SHIGA-TOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 84873053180     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02219-12     Document Type: Article

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