Nonculture Diagnostic Tests for Enteric Diseases

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Jones, Timothy F. ; Gerner-Smidt, Peter
• Description:
  The diagnosis of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) has traditionally been based on culture results of feces from patients with diarrhea. Virtually everything we know about disease and the epidemiology of enteric pathogens, such as Salmonella spp., Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), e.g., O157, and Campylobacter spp., has been generated from the study of patients with culture-confirmed infections. However, this pattern may be changing because AGE diagnostics are moving away from culture toward rapid nonculture methods. These infections are mainly foodborne and therefore preventable, and it is of paramount importance that public health surveillance for these infections is consistent and reliable.
• Subjects:
  Acute Gastroenteritis Bacteria Campylobacter Campylobacter Infections Commentary Diagnostic Testing Enteric Diseases Escherichia Coli Infections Humans Laboratories Microbiology Nonculture Methods Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia Coli Shiga Toxin–producing Escherichia Coli

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 18(3):513-514.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  18
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:b95fefe1c840179d04bae9d95d660d93b5da97242280c9e68ad761b7439b5312
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/23849/cdc_23849_DS1.pdf
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