Changing Diagnostic Methods and Increased Detection of Verotoxigenic Escherichia coli, Ireland

Authors

Thomas Rice, Cork Institute of Technology School of Science and Informatics, Bishopstown, Cork, Ireland
Noreen Quinn, Cork Institute of Technology School of Science and Informatics, Bishopstown, Cork, IrelandFollow
Roy D. Sleator, Department of Biological Sciences, Cork Institute of TechnologyFollow
Brigid Lucey, Department of Biological Sciences, Cork Institute of TechnologyFollow

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Article

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Bacteria | Bacterial Infections and Mycoses | Clinical Epidemiology | Diagnosis | Digestive System Diseases | Equipment and Supplies | Health Information Technology | Investigative Techniques | Medical Biochemistry | Medical Microbiology | Medical Molecular Biology | Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Public Health | Surgical Procedures, Operative | Therapeutics

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Emerging Infectious Diseases

Abstract

The recent paradigm shift in infectious disease diagnosis from culture-based to molecular-based approaches is exemplified in the findings of a national study assessing the detection of verotoxigenic Escherichia coli infections in Ireland. The methodologic changes have been accompanied by a dramatic increase in detections of non-O157 verotoxigenic E. coli serotypes.

Recommended Citation

Rice, T., Quinn, N., Sleator, R.D. and Lucey, B. (2016). Changing Diagnostic Methods and Increased Detection of VerotoxigenicEscherichia coli, Ireland. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 22(9), pp.1656–1657. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/9/16-0477_article ‌