Optimization of stool culture protocol in a tertiary hospital in Bangkok, Thailand: a prospective cohort study
Nanapol Ongworawut, Usa Kijsinthopchai, Samaporn Yongyod, Thidarat Wensanthia, Pawinee Kumpiranon, Pensiri Disthaporn, Yizhe Song, Korakrit Imwattana · 2026
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Description
Nanapol Ongworawut and colleagues tried to trim stool germ tests at a big hospital in Bangkok. Stool tests eat cash and staff time, and each choice growth plate is oft debated. The team ran 597 loose-stool samples for Salmonella, Shigella, Vibrio, Aeromonas, and Plesiomonas, plus extra tests for Campylobacter and Yersinia germs.
Germs grew from just 12.7 percent of samples, mostly Salmonella at 10.4 percent and Campylobacter at 2.2 percent, with no Yersinia at all. Gram-negative broth and MSRV plates proved best for Salmonella. Plain Yersinia plates were judged poor value, and Campylobacter choice plates should swap in for filters so low-shed cases are not missed.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Nanapol Ongworawut, Usa Kijsinthopchai, Samaporn Yongyod, Thidarat Wensanthia, Pawinee Kumpiranon, Pensiri Disthaporn, Yizhe Song, Korakrit Imwattana |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |