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culture of stool for Yersinia
Indications:
- infectious diarrhea due to Yersinia
Specimen:
- fresh, randomly collected stool
- minimum volume: 1 g of stool
- container:
-> plastic-coated cardboard cup or plastic cup with tight-fitting lid
Notes:
-> procedure requires enrichment techniques
Related
Yersinia enterocolitica
General
culture of stool for enteric pathogens
bacterial culture
References
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed.
Isselbacher et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1994, pg 491