How are stec infections diagnosed?
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How are stec infections diagnosed?
2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Larry Lutwick
Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease
In brief:
Shiga toxin E. coli
Infections are diagnosed by finding sorbitol non-fermenting e.
Coli in the stool (for o157:h7) and better by radioimmunoassays for shiga toxin in the stool of a patient with nonfebrile, bloody diarrhea.
In brief:
Shiga toxin E. coli
Infections are diagnosed by finding sorbitol non-fermenting e.
Coli in the stool (for o157:h7) and better by radioimmunoassays for shiga toxin in the stool of a patient with nonfebrile, bloody diarrhea.
Dr. Larry Lutwick
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Dr. Ed Friedlander
Pathology
In brief:
Routine
All stool samples from patients with severe diarrhea sent to the microbiology lab are plated on media selective for shiga-toxin producing e.
Coli, and may be subjected to an enzyme immunoassay when received. Positives go to public health labs that do pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and gene studies for comfirmation.
In brief:
Routine
All stool samples from patients with severe diarrhea sent to the microbiology lab are plated on media selective for shiga-toxin producing e.
Coli, and may be subjected to an enzyme immunoassay when received. Positives go to public health labs that do pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and gene studies for comfirmation.
Dr. Ed Friedlander
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