Publications by authors named "Rikki Ma Graham"
Background: Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans is an emerging zoonosis globally, causing both cutaneous and respiratory diphtheria-like illness. In Queensland, human infection with toxigenic C. ulcerans is rare, with only three cases reported before October 2015.
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- - The study assessed two diagnostic tests, SHIGA TOXIN QUIK CHEK and ImmunoCard STAT! EHEC, for detecting Shiga toxin in human fecal samples, using multiplex PCR for stx1 and stx2 as a benchmark.
- - SHIGA TOXIN QUIK CHEK effectively identified most Shiga toxin subtypes except Stx2f, while ImmunoCard STAT! EHEC missed four of the seven Stx2 subtypes, including Stx2b and Stx2d.
- - Both assays showed 100% specificity compared to the PCR method, but had lower sensitivity (50.0% for SHIGA TOXIN QUIK CHEK and 41