Real-Time PCR Test Speeds Time to Results

摘要

Salmonella causes one of the most common intestinal infections in the United States—salmonellosis. Overall, it is the second most common bacterial foodborne illness reported (usually slightly less frequent than Campylobacter infection) in the U.S. The incidence of Salmonella infections has remained between 14 and 16 cases per 100,000 persons since the first years of surveillance, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which estimates that 1.4 million cases occur each year.