A quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay for rapid detection of 9 pathogens directly from stools of travelers with diarrhea

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Antikainen, Jenni ^a   Kantele, Anu ^a,b,c,d   Pakkanen, Sari H ^a,b   Lääveri, Tinja ^a   Riutta, Jukka ^d   Vaara, Martti ^a   Kirveskari, Juha ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d Medical Centre Aava   (Finland)

Author keywords

Fecal Sample; Gastroenteritis; PCR Assay; Tourist

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI ENTEROTOXIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CAMPYLOBACTER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENTEROAGGREGATIVE ESCHERICHIA COLI; ENTEROHEMORRHAGIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ENTEROINVASIVE ESCHERICHIA COLI; ENTEROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SALMONELLA; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHIGELLA; STANDARD; TRAVELLER DIARRHEA; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; YERSINIA;

EAEC; EHEC; ENTEROAGGREGATIVE ESCHERICHIA COLI; ENTEROHEMORRHAGIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ENTEROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; EPEC; ETEC; FECAL SAMPLE; GASTROENTERITIS; PCR; PCR ASSAY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QPCR; QUANTITATIVE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TD; TOURIST; TRAVELER'S DIARRHEA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRAVEL; TRAVEL MEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884350319     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2013.03.037     Document Type: Article

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