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Master of Public Health

Impact of Culture-Independent Diagnostic Testing on Recovery of Enteric Bacterial Infections.

AUTHORS

Imdad A , Retzer F , Thomas LS , McMillian M , Garman K , Rebeiro PF , Deppen SA , Dunn JR , Woron AM , . Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 2017 12 26; ().

ABSTRACT

Culture-independent diagnostic tests (CIDT) are increasingly used to identify enteric pathogens. However, foodborne illness surveillance systems have relied upon culture confirmation to estimate disease burden and identify outbreaks through molecular subtyping. This study examined the impacts of CIDT and estimated costs for culture verification of Shigella, Salmonella, Shiga-Toxin producing E. coli (STEC), and Campylobacter at the Tennessee Department of Health Public Health Laboratory (PHL).

Culture-independent diagnostic tests (CIDT) are increasingly used to identify enteric pathogens. However, foodborne illness surveillance systems have relied upon culture confirmation to estimate disease burden and identify outbreaks through molecular subtyping. This study examined the impacts of CIDT and estimated costs for culture verification of Shigella, Salmonella, Shiga-Toxin producing E. coli (STEC), and Campylobacter at the Tennessee Department of Health Public Health Laboratory (PHL).

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