| Literature DB >> 8586716 |
T G Boyce1, A G Pemberton, J G Wells, P M Griffin.
Abstract
The Association of State and Territorial Public Health Laboratory Directors has recommended that clinical laboratories screen at least all bloody stools for Escherichia coli O157:H7. We contacted the microbiology supervisors of 230 randomly selected clinical laboratories in the United States and administered a standardized questionnaire regarding stool culture practices. Of the 129 laboratories that performed stool cultures, only 70 (54%) reported screening either all stools or all bloody stools submitted for culture for E. coli O157:H7.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 8586716 PMCID: PMC228687 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.33.12.3275-3277.1995
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948