Changing Diagnostic Methods and Increased Detection of Verotoxigenic Escherichia coli, Ireland.
The recent paradigm shift in infectious disease diagnosis from culture-based to molecular-based approaches is exemplified in the findings of a national study assessing the detection of verotoxigenic Escherichia coli infections in Ireland. The methodologic changes have been accompanied by a dramatic increase in detections of non-O157 verotoxigenic E. coli serotypes.
Thomas
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Rice
Noreen
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Quinn
Roy D
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Sleator
Brigid
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Lucey
D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D058889:Molecular Typing; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; D065288:Serogroup; D012703:Serotyping; D022621:Shiga Toxin / Q000235:genetics; D054323:Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*
D022621:Shiga Toxin
Escherichia coli; VTEC; bacteria; detection; molecular; notifications; verotoxigenic