Phage Typing
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Phage typing of S. Typhimurium, S. Enteritidis, S. Heidelberg, S. Infantis, S. Newport, S. Hadar, S. Panama, S. Thompson, S. Oranienburg, S. Typhi, and S. Paratyphi B.
- Gastroenteritis
- Salmonellosis
- Typhoid fever
Isolate from urine, stool, blood, environmental, food, other.
Isolate provided on culture medium.
Sendas growth on culture medium or in transport medium. Organisms should be sent as cultures.
Shipping of specimens shall be done by a TDG certified individual in accordance with TDG regulations. For additional information regarding classification of specimens for the purposes of shipping, consult either Part 2 Appendix 3 of the TDG Regulations or section 3.6.2 of the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations as applicable.
Gastroenteritis, septicemia, infection, other.
Completed Enteric Diseases Program requisition form.
See references below.
21 calendar days.
- Anderson, E. S., and R. E. O. Williams. 1956. Bacteriophage Typing of Enteric Pathogens and Staphylococciand its use in Epidemiology. J. Clin. Path. 9: 94-127.
- Demczuk, Walter, Geoff Soule, Clifford Clark, Hans-W. Ackermann, Russel Easy, Rasik Khakhria, Frank Rodgers, and Rafiq Ahmed. 2003. A Phage-Based Typing Scheme for Salmonella enterica Serovar Heidelberg, a Causative Agent of Food Poisonings in Canada. J. Clin. Microbiol. 41: 4279-4284.
- Geoff Soule, Wolfgang Rabsch, Walter Demczuk, Clifford Clark, Bruce Cieben, Linda Chui, Ana Paccagnella, Rafiq Ahmed. An Intercontinental Salmonella Oranienburg Outbreak Investigation with a Novel Phage typing Scheme. Conjoint Meeting on Infectious Diseases, November 2-5, 2003. Montreal, Quebec.