Performance of the xTAG® gastrointestinal pathogen panel, a multiplex molecular assay for simultaneous detection of bacterial, viral, and parasitic causes of infectious gastroenteritis

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1041-1045

  Claas, Eric C ^a   Burnham, Carey Ann D ^b   Mazzulli, Tony ^c   Templeton, Kate ^d   Topin, Francois ^e  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^d ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^e Luminex BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gastroenteritis; Infectious diarrhea; Luminex; Multiplex; xTAG GPP

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CAMPYLOBACTER; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIARRHEA; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROENTERITIS; GIARDIA; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS GASTROENTERITIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR ASSAY; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROTAVIRUS; SALMONELLA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; SHIGELLA; VIRUS DETECTION; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; FECES; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; PARASITIC DISEASES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 84880654458     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1212.12042     Document Type: Article

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