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Comparative Study
. 2013 Jun;51(6):1935-7.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.03208-12. Epub 2013 Apr 3.

Detection of non-jejuni and -coli Campylobacter species from stool specimens with an immunochromatographic antigen detection assay

Brianne A Couturier  1 , Marc Roger Couturier, Kim J Kalp, Mark A Fisher
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Comparative Study

Detection of non-jejuni and -coli Campylobacter species from stool specimens with an immunochromatographic antigen detection assay

Brianne A Couturier et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Jun.

Abstract

The STAT! Campy immunochromatographic assay for Campylobacter antigen was compared to culture for 500 clinical stool specimens. Antigen was detected in six culture-negative, PCR-positive specimens. C. upsaliensis, a pathogenic species that is traditionally difficult to recover in routine stool cultures, was detected in two of these culture-negative specimens. This study provides evidence that antigen testing may cross-react with at least one additional non-jejuni and -coli Campylobacter species that may be missed by routine culture for campylobacteriosis.

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