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Molecular diagnosis of Arcobacter and Campylobacter in diarrhoeal samples among

dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Susana
dc.contributor.authorJúlio, Cláudia
dc.contributor.authorQueiroz, João
dc.contributor.authorDomingues, Fernanda
dc.contributor.authorOleastro, Mónica
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-18T14:54:26Z
dc.date.available2014-03-18T14:54:26Z
dc.date.issued2013-11-27
dc.description.abstractThe present study was conducted to investigate the prevalence and diversity of Arcobacter and Campylobacter spp. in 298 stool samples of patients with diarrhoea, collected from 22 Portuguese hospitals, between September and November 2012. Detection of Arcobacter and Campylobacter spp. was performed using molecular-based detection techniques, such as real-time fluorescence resonance energy transfer PCR, species-specific PCR, and sequencing of amplified PCR products. Overall, 1.3% of the samples were positive for Arcobacter butzleri and 0.3% for Arcobacter cryaerophilus. Campylobacter spp. were found in 31.9% of diarrhoeic faeces. Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter concisus were the most prevalent species (13.7% and 8.0%, respectively). The prevalence of Arcobacter and Campylobacter spp. was significantly different between children and adults (39.7% versus 22.8%, P = 0.003). We underline the high prevalence of these pathogens in diarrhoeal samples among Portuguese patients, with particular relevance in the paediatric age group.por
dc.identifier.citationDiagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2014 Mar;78(3):220-5. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2013.11.021. Epub 2013 Nov 27.por
dc.identifier.issn0732-8893
dc.identifier.otherdoi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2013.11.021
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/2173
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherElsevierpor
dc.relationFCT: SFRH/BD/66857/2009, PEst-C/SAU/UI0709/2011por
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0732889313006342por
dc.subjectCampylobacterpor
dc.subjectArcobacterpor
dc.subjectInfecções Gastrointestinaispor
dc.subjectInfectious Diarroheapor
dc.titleMolecular diagnosis of Arcobacter and Campylobacter in diarrhoeal samples amongpor
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage225por
oaire.citation.startPage220por
oaire.citation.titleDiagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Diseasepor
oaire.citation.volume78(3)por
rcaap.rightsembargoedAccesspor
rcaap.typearticlepor

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