A rapid diagnosis of Campylobacter enteritis by direct smear examination.

Autor: Park CH, Hixon DL, Polhemus AS, Ferguson CB, Hall SL, Risheim CC, Cook CB
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: American journal of clinical pathology [Am J Clin Pathol] 1983 Sep; Vol. 80 (3), pp. 388-90.
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/80.3.388
Abstrakt: Diagnosis of Campylobacter enteritis by direct smear examination of stool specimens, using 1% aqueous basic fuchsin, was compared with a conventional cultural method (Campy-BAP). After examination of 485 stool specimens the direct smear method produced a sensitivity and specificity of 94% and 99.5%, respectively.
Databáze: MEDLINE