Open AccessStool PCR may not be a substitute for enrichment culture for the detection of salmonella
Author(s) -
C. T. Hapuarachchi,
Katie Jeffery,
I.C.J.W. Bowler
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of medical microbiology/journal of medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1473-5644
pISSN - 0022-2615
DOI - 10.1099/jmm.0.000923
Subject(s) - salmonella , microbiological culture , serotype , polymerase chain reaction , microbiology and biotechnology , predictive value , gold standard (test) , real time polymerase chain reaction , enrichment culture , biology , enterobacteriaceae , bacteria , medicine , escherichia coli , gene , biochemistry , genetics
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is increasingly being used to detect enteric pathogens and is currently NICE's recommended practice. We wished to evaluate the performance characteristics of PCR for the detection of salmonella in consecutive stool samples in a real-world setting, compared to the gold standard of enrichment culture.