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Clinical Trial
. 2005 Feb;49(2):798-800.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.49.2.798-800.2005.

Test characteristics of perirectal and rectal swab compared to stool sample for detection of fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli in the gastrointestinal tract

Ebbing Lautenbach  1 , Anthony D Harris, Eli N Perencevich, Irving Nachamkin, Pam Tolomeo, Joshua P Metlay
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Clinical Trial

Test characteristics of perirectal and rectal swab compared to stool sample for detection of fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli in the gastrointestinal tract

Ebbing Lautenbach et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2005 Feb.

Abstract

Among 63 patients enrolled in a prospective cohort study of gut colonization with fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli, the sensitivity of perirectal swab compared to stool sample was 90% (95% confidence interval [CI], 70 to 99%) and the specificity was 100% (95% CI, 91 to 100%). For rectal swab, the sensitivity was 90% (95% CI, 68 to 99%) and the specificity was 100% (95% CI, 91 to 100%).

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