| Test |
Specimen Requested |
| Serotyping of Salmonella and Shigella isolates
|
Pure isolates only accepted |
Screening of stool specimens for routine enteric
pathogens:
E.coli 0157:H7, Salmonella,
Shigella,
and Campylobacter species |
Stool specimen submitted in appropriate transport
media. Collection and transport kit available |
Screening of stool specimens for unusual enteric
pathogens:
Yersinia and Vibrio species |
By special request |
Screening of stool specimens for
STX (Shiga Toxin)-producing E. coli strains |
All stools will routinely be tested for STXs,
with the exception of those submitted in support of an outbreak
known to be caused by an agent other than toxigenic E.coli.
Collection and transport kit available |
| Reference laboratory for identification/ confirmation and
serotyping (if indicated) of enteric pathogens (E. coli
O157:H7, Vibrio spp., Yersinia spp., Campylobacter spp.,
Aeromonas spp., etc.) |
Pure isolates only accepted |
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