title: Culturing stool specimens for Campylobacter spp., Pennsylvania, USA.
abstract: In 2010, we surveyed 176 clinical laboratories in Pennsylvania regarding stool specimen testing practices for enteropathogens, including Campylobacter spp. Most (96.3%) routinely test for Campylobacter spp. In 17 (15.7%), a stool antigen test is the sole method for diagnosis. We recommend that laboratory practice guidelines for Campylobacter spp. testing be developed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Founders 7-046, 3400 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283, USA.
authors.forename: Nkuchia M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: M'ikanatha
authors.forename: Lisa A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Dettinger
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Perry
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.forename: Stanley M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Reynolds
authors.forename: Irving
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nachamkin
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories; D008829:Microbiology; D010414:Pennsylvania; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires