doi: 10.1128/jcm.33.12.3275-3277.1995.
Screening for Escherichia coli O157:H7--a nationwide survey of clinical laboratories
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- DOI: 10.1128/jcm.33.12.3275-3277.1995
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Screening for Escherichia coli O157:H7--a nationwide survey of clinical laboratories
J Clin Microbiol.
1995 Dec.
Abstract
The Association of State and Territorial Public Health Laboratory Directors has recommended that clinical laboratories screen at least all bloody stools for Escherichia coli O157:H7. We contacted the microbiology supervisors of 230 randomly selected clinical laboratories in the United States and administered a standardized questionnaire regarding stool culture practices. Of the 129 laboratories that performed stool cultures, only 70 (54%) reported screening either all stools or all bloody stools submitted for culture for E. coli O157:H7.
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Screening for Escherichia coli O157:H7--a nationwide survey of clinical laboratories.J Clin Microbiol. 1996 Jul;34(7):1868-9. doi: 10.1128/JCM.34.7.1868-1869.1996. J Clin Microbiol. 1996. PMID: 8784616 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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