Open AccessEfficacy of stool multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay in adult patients with acute infectious diarrhea
Author(s) -
Jae Sung Ahn,
Seung In Seo,
Jinseob Kim,
TaeWan Kim,
Jin Gu Kang,
Hyoung Su Kim,
Woon Geon Shin,
Myoung Kuk Jang,
Hak Yang Kim
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i17.3708
Subject(s) - calprotectin , medicine , diarrhea , campylobacter jejuni , feces , campylobacter , multiplex polymerase chain reaction , microbiology and biotechnology , shigellosis , polymerase chain reaction , shigella , multiplex , gastroenterology , salmonella , bacteria , biology , inflammatory bowel disease , biochemistry , bioinformatics , disease , gene , genetics
Recently, stool multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests have been developed for identifying diarrhea-causing bacterial pathogens. Furthermore, fecal calprotectin is a well-known effective marker for intestinal mucosal inflammation.