Rapid diagnosis of camylobacter enteritis by direct staining examination

ABSTRACT

552 diarrhea stool specimens were stained by base fushin 1% for detecting morphology of camylobacter. Stool specimens also were cultured to isolate the organism. The result showed that: 83 stool specimens were positive with typical morphology of campylobacter by direct staining examination. In 51 positive specimens by culture, there were 41 positive specimens by direct staining examination. Sensitivity of direct staining method was 86.3% and specificity was 93%.