New Technique Quickly Diagnoses Food Poisoning Bacteria

Posted on October 2, 2007 by Campylobacter Attorney
A Queensland University of Technology (QUT)researcher has developed a new technique that can help scientists and clinicians quickly and cheaply diagnose the bacteria which causes the most common bout of food poisoning in Australia. Erin Price, from QUT's Faculty of Science, has developed a novel set of methods that uses genetic markers to pinpoint the bacteria Campylobacter jejuni.

"Campylobacter jejuni is the commonest cause of bacterial food-borne gastroenteritis in westernised countries," Ms Price said. "It is more common than salmonella, yet most people have never heard of it."

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Bax assay for fast accurate ID of campylobacter

Posted on January 30, 2007 by Campylobacter Attorney
Oxoid, marketing partner for the DuPont Qualicon Bax system in Europe, Australia and Canada, announces the launch of the new Bax real time PCR assay for Campylobacter

Most current screening procedures for Campylobacter are culture-based, take at least three days for a result and do not differentiate between species without additional investigational work. The new Bax real time campylobacter assay allows:. Differentiation between the pathogenic species C jejuni, C coli and C lari.

Quantification of three campylobacter species.

Same day results for highly contaminated samples (direct protocol).

Next day/two day results for samples requiring enrichment.

Campylobacter infection is a worldwide public health concern and is the leading cause of enteric illness in many countries.

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