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Shiga Toxin Antigen Detection Should Not Replace Sorbitol MacConkey Agar Screening of Stool Specimens

2004; American Society for Microbiology; Volume: 42; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1128/jcm.42.9.4416-4417.2004

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Eileen J. Klein, Jennifer R. Stapp, Marguerite A. Neill, John M. Besser, Michael T. Osterholm, Phillip I. Tarr,

Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology

The interesting paper by Gavin et al., describing their experience using an enzyme immunoassay (EIA) to identify stools containing Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) ([3][1]), adds to the growing literature that non-O157:H7 STEC are overlooked pathogens. However, as physicians,