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. 1995 Dec;33(12):3275-7.
doi: 10.1128/jcm.33.12.3275-3277.1995.

Screening for Escherichia coli O157:H7--a nationwide survey of clinical laboratories

T G Boyce  1 , A G Pemberton, J G Wells, P M Griffin
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Screening for Escherichia coli O157:H7--a nationwide survey of clinical laboratories

T G Boyce et al. 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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