Abstract Background. Marked increases in Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) incidence,
driven by epidemic strain spread, is a global phenomenon. Methods. The Clostridium …

ABSTRACT A real-time PCR assay was developed for the quantitative detection of
Campylobacter jejuni in foods after enrichment culture. The specificity of the assay for C …

Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) has been proven useful for the study of the global
population structure of Campylobacter jejuni; however, its usefulness for the investigation of …

Taxonomic classification of bacteriophages specific for Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli has
not been reported previously. A set of 16 virulent phages, distinguishable by their lytic …

Hospital acquired pneumonia (HAP) is often fatal in older patients. The mouth is the main
reservoir of infection and studies have suggested that oral hygiene interventions may …

ABSTRACT A PCR enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) assay was applied to the
detection of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli in environmental water samples …

A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay based on a solution hybridization format with
colorimetric end-point detection (PCR ELISA) was investigated for the specific detection of …

We describe the aetiology of community-acquired pneumonia in children before and after
the introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccination (PCV) programme in 2006 …

Nucleic acid testing (NAT) for pathogenic filoviruses plays a key role in surveillance and to
control the spread of infection. As they share clinical features with other pathogens, the initial …

Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) with Sma I
were used to subtype 55 isolates of Campylobacter jejuni from a diverse range of human …