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Table 1 Results from routine pediatric laboratory testing (Calgary Laboratory Services); 01/01/2012 – 31/12/2012

From: Alberta Provincial Pediatric EnTeric Infection TEam (APPETITE): epidemiology, emerging organisms, and economics

Calgary Laboratory Services

# Performed

% Positive

Viral testing (Rotavirus only)

1541

10 %

Bacterial testing

3472

6 %

Parasite testing

3230

9 %

Clostridium difficile testing

2071

12 %

Totals

10,314

8.7 %

  1. Viruses, responsible for 70–90 % of AGE, were only identified in 10 % of samples. The most common tests – bacterial culture and parasite microscopy, had the lowest rates of positivity
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BMC Pediatrics

ISSN: 1471-2431

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