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Title: DIAGNOSIS OF INFECTION BY ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7 IN BEEF CATTLE

Author
item Laegreid, William

Submitted to: Proceedings of the National Conference on Animal Production Food Safety
Publication Type: Proceedings
Publication Acceptance Date: 8/2/2000
Publication Date: 12/1/2000
Citation: Proceedings of the National Conference on Animal Production Food Safety. 2000. Abstract p. 101-103.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157 diagnostic accuracy is not determined solely by culture method. How samples are obtained and handled, the type of sample (hide versus feces, for example), experience of diagnostic personnel, etc. may also influence the outcome of a test. Increasing sample size generally increases the sensitivity of a culture method, as well as increasing the cost and difficulty.