title: A challenge and an opportunity to improve patient management and public health surveillance for food-borne infections through culture-independent diagnostics.
authors.affiliation: Utah Unified State Laboratory: Public Health, Taylorsville, Utah, USA. rmatkinson@utah.gov
authors.forename: Robyn
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Atkinson
authors.forename: Hugh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maguire
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gerner-Smidt
mesh_terms: D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring; D005516:Food Microbiology / Q000379:methods*; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008828:Microbiological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D062486:Public Health Surveillance