Browse By Topic Clinical & Public Health Microbiology
SubscribeWhat’s the Significance of Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC), Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC), and Enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC) in Stool?
Clinical significance of isolation of diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypes EPEC and EIEC from stool are clearer than that of EAEC.
Who Are the HACEK Organisms?
“HACEK” is a familiar clinical microbiology acronym, but who are organisms in this group? We review the most commonly isolated individual members.
C. diff Diagnosis versus Detection: Why Tests Remain Ambiguous
Why is C. difficile infection so hard to differentiate from colonization? We run down advantages and limitations of different CDI diagnostic tests.