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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 12 1995, 3275-3277, Vol 33, No. 12
Copyright © 1995 by the American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Screening for Escherichia coli O157:H7--a nationwide survey of clinical laboratories

TG Boyce, AG Pemberton, JG Wells and PM Griffin
Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.

The Association of State and Territorial Public Health Laboratory Directors has recommended that clinical laboratories screen at least all bloody stools for Escherichia coli O157:H7. We contacted the microbiology supervisors of 230 randomly selected clinical laboratories in the United States and administered a standardized questionnaire regarding stool culture practices. Of the 129 laboratories that performed stool cultures, only 70 (54%) reported screening either all stools or all bloody stools submitted for culture for E. coli O157:H7.

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