A Comparison of Stool Enteropathogen Detection by Semiquantitative PCR in Adults With Acute Travelers' Diarrhea Before and 3 Weeks After Successful Antibiotic Treatment.

Authors :: Tisdale MD
Tribble DR
Telu K
Fraser JA
Connor P
Philip C
Odundo E
Reyes F
Simons MP
Swierczewski B
Lizewski S
Liu J
Houpt E
Riddle MS
Lalani T
Source :: Open forum infectious diseases [Open Forum Infect Dis] 2019 Apr 26; Vol. 6 (5), pp. ofz187. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Apr 26 (Print Publication: 2019).
Publication Year :: 2019
Abstract: We evaluated stool enteropathogen detection by semiquantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in 108 subjects with travelers' diarrhea before and 3 weeks after treatment. Stool samples from 21 subjects were positive for the same pathogen species at both visits. We discuss factors that should be considered when interpreting stool PCR data after treatment.

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