Pigment Visibility on Rectal Swabs Used to Detect Enteropathogens: A Prospective Cohort Study

Jianling Xie,Gillian Tarr,Samina Ali,Linda Chui,Xiao-Li Pang,Bonita E. Lee,Otto G. Vanderkooi,Phillip I. Tarr,Ran Zhuo,Brendon Parsons,Byron M. Berenger,Kelly Kim,Stephen B. Freedman

Pigment Visibility on Rectal Swabs Used to Detect Enteropathogens: A Prospective Cohort Study

2019

Jianling Xie
Gillian Tarr
Samina Ali
Linda Chui
Xiao-Li Pang
Bonita E. Lee
Otto G. Vanderkooi
Phillip I. Tarr
Ran Zhuo
Brendon Parsons
Byron M. Berenger
Kelly Kim
Stephen B. Freedman

ABSTRACT Data are lacking regarding the impact of visible pigment on rectal swab diagnostic accuracy. We describe the test characteristics of rectal swabs with and without pigment in children with gastroenteritis. Between December 2014 and September 2017, children (age,

Keywords:

Virology
Biology
Internal medicine
Prospective cohort study
Vomiting
diagnostic accuracy
Microbiology
predictive value
Confidence interval
Gastroenterology
Feces
Diarrhea
Rectal swab

Correction
Source
Cite
Save
Machine Reading By IdeaReader

References

Citations