title: Comparison of the BD MAX enteric bacterial panel to routine culture methods for detection of Campylobacter, enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (O157), Salmonella, and Shigella isolates in preserved stool specimens.
abstract: We compared the BD MAX enteric bacterial panel (EBP) to culture for the detection of Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter, and Shiga toxin-producing enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157 in seeded stool samples. The EBP panel demonstrated superior sensitivity and reliably detected Salmonella, EHEC O157, Shigella, and Campylobacter at concentrations 1- to 2-log10 lower than those needed for culture detection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
authors.forename: Neil W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Blake W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Buchan
authors.forename: Nathan A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Ledeboer
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / Q000379:methods; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity