Evaluation of Enzyme Immunoassays and Real-Time PCR for Detecting Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli in Southern Alberta, Canada
2015 ◽
Vol 53
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pp. 1019-1023
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Two immunoassays (Shiga Toxin Chek and Shiga Toxin Quik Chek) and real-time PCR were used to detect Shiga toxin-producingEscherichia coli. For enriched culture, the sensitivity and specificity of the three methods ranged from 80.0% to 98.2% and 98.0% to 100.0%, respectively. STEC isolates were identified in 2.6% of the 784 samples.
2013 ◽
Vol 77
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pp. 8-13
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2015 ◽
Vol 53
(12)
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pp. 3935-3937
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2013 ◽
Vol 198
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pp. 538-540
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2011 ◽
Vol 49
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pp. 4307-4310
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