Molecular diagnostic testing for common stool pathogens

G. Trafford^*, N. Ratnaraja, N. Wickramasinghe
^*Heart of England Foundation Trust, UK
Journal of Hospital Infection (2015) 90, 196-198
No abstract.
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便中の腸管病原体の検出に、日常的な検査として遺伝子検査が用いられるケースはこれまで少なかった。しかしながら、従来法は感度や手間、費用などの点で制約が大きかったのも事実である。本稿は、PCR 法を用いる長所、ピットフォール、結果の解釈、コスト比較など、実用化と感染対策への応用に向けた課題について述べている。

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T. Yamanaka*, R. Yamamoto, K. Yajima, I. Yamashita, T. Kurihara, D. Kujirai, K. Moritani, H. Kamikura, H.Koh, J. Sasaki
*Keio University School of Medicine, Japan

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*University Hospital of Montpellier, France

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R.E. Thomas*, B.C. Thomas, J. Conly, D. Lorenzetti
*University of Calgary, Canada

Journal of Hospital Infection (2022) 122, 9-26

Non-return valves do not prevent backflow and bacterial contamination of intravenous infusions