Diagnostic Testing for Enteric Pathogens, An Issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, 1e (The Clinics: Internal Medicine)

McAdam MD PhD, Alexander J.

ISBN 10: 0323388949 / ISBN 13: 9780323388948

Published by Elsevier, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Diagnostic Testing for Enteric Pathogens, An Issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, 1e (The Clinics: Internal Medicine)
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0323388949
• ISBN 13: 9780323388948
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This issue on Diagnostic Testing for Enteric Patholgens is led by two experts in the field of clinical pathology: Alexander J. McAdam and Collette Fitzgerald. Topics include Salmonella, Shigella and Yersinia; Escherichia coli; Campylobacter; Clostridium difficile; Use of markers of intestinal inflammation for diagnosis of infectious gastroenteritis; Antibiotic susceptibility testing of bacteria that cause gastroenteritis; Norovirus; Rotavirus; Intestinal Abebae; Intestinal coccidia and cryptosporidium; Intestinal microsporidia; and Multiplex PCR tests for gastroentieritis. An added features of this issues a Q and A on a controversial area in clinical microbiology, related to STI testing. Several participants from different fields each answer the same series of questions; specialists from clinical laboratory medicine, public health and clinical patient care participate. Each question is introduced by the lead Editors.