Development of a real-time PCR assay and comparison to CHROMagarTM STEC to screen for Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in stool, Cape Town, South Africa

Development of a real-time PCR assay and comparison to CHROMagarTM STEC to screen for Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in stool, Cape Town, South Africa

Introduction: Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is an emerging infectious pathogen which could lead to haemolytic uremic syndrome. Even though previous studies have compared the performance of CHROMagarTMSTEC to real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in Europe, no study has been done...

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Main Authors: John B. Kalule, Karen H. Keddy, Anthony Smith, Mark P. Nicol, Lourens Robberts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2017-12-01
Series:African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
Subjects:
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli
CHROMagarTMSTEC
Assay development
Online Access:https://ajlmonline.org/index.php/ajlm/article/view/609

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