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Emerg Infect Dis
; 18(3): 477-9, 2012 Mar.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22377034
RESUMO
We surveyed laboratories in Washington State, USA, and found that increased use of Shiga toxin assays correlated with increased reported incidence of non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) infections during 2005-2010. Despite increased assay use, only half of processed stool specimens underwent Shiga toxin testing during 2010, suggesting substantial underdetection of non-O157 STEC infections.