Diagnostic Testing for Enteric Pathogens

Diagnostic Testing for Enteric Pathogens Synopsis

This issue on Diagnostic Testing for Enteric Patholgens is led by two experts in the field of clinical pathology:

• Alexander J. McAdam and Collette Fitzgerald. Topics include Salmonella, Shigella and Yersinia
• Escherichia coli
• Campylobacter
• Clostridium difficile
• Use of markers of intestinal inflammation for diagnosis of infectious gastroenteritis
• Antibiotic susceptibility testing of bacteria that cause gastroenteritis
• Norovirus
• Rotavirus
• Intestinal Abebae
• Intestinal coccidia and cryptosporidium
• Intestinal microsporidia
• and Multiplex PCR tests for gastroentieritis. An added features of this issues a Q and A on a controversial area in clinical microbiology, related to STI testing. Several participants from different fields each answer the same series of questions
• specialists from clinical laboratory medicine, public health and clinical patient care participate. Each question is introduced by the lead Editors