Rapidly Processed Stool Swabs Approximate Stool Microbiota Profiles

Stool microbiota and vaccine responses of infants.

OBJECTIVE Oral vaccine efficacy is low in less-developed countries, perhaps due to intestinal dysbiosis. This study determined if stool microbiota composition predicted infant oral and parenteral vaccine responses. METHODS The stool microbiota of 48 Bangladeshi infants was characterized at 6, 11, and 15 weeks of age by amplification and sequencing of the 16S ribosomal RNA gene V4 region and b...

Rapid Diagnosis of Diarrhea Caused by Shigella sonnei Using Dipsticks; Comparison of Rectal Swabs, Direct Stool and Stool Culture

BACKGROUND We evaluated a dipstick test for rapid detection of Shigella sonnei on bacterial colonies, directly on stools and from rectal swabs because in actual field situations, most pathologic specimens for diagnosis correspond to stool samples or rectal swabs. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS The test is based on the detection of S. sonnei lipopolysaccharide (LPS) O-side chains using phase I...

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Microbiological Stool Examination: Overview

notes on pathogens 1. Staphylococcus aureus. S. aureus produces six types of enterotoxins (A to F). The type A is most often incriminated in outbreaks of staphylococcal food poisoining. Acute staphylococcal food poisoining is caused by the ingestion of preformed toxin contaminated food (often diary products). The incubation period is 2-6 hours and it is associated with an acute onset of nausea ...

Stool DNA Testing