Sentence examples for specimens from ill from inspiring English sources
Investigations should attempt to specifically identify the virus in animals and persons; define the scope and clinical spectrum of human illnesses, including appropriately timed collection of serum specimens from ill persons and exposed individuals; determine risk factors for human infection; and assess the potential for human-to-human transmission of swine influenza A viruses.
We continued to monitor the number of cases of acute gastroenteritis on the subsequent 5 cruises and collected fecal specimens from ill persons on all 6 cruises.
In summary, detecting identical virus in both drinking water and stool specimens from ill persons strongly indicated that norovirus was the principal pathogen of this outbreak.
During our shipboard investigation, we also obtained stool specimens from ill persons in a long-term care facility affected by an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis, in which the index patient was a passenger who returned ill to the facility after disembarking from cruise 1.
In particular, increased efforts are needed to obtain stool specimens from ill persons early in outbreaks to increase the fraction of outbreaks for which a pathogen is identified to >40% and to trace back foods implicated in outbreaks to their sources.
Stool specimens from one ill person, respectively, tested norovirus-negative but positive for rotavirus, Campylobacter or EHEC.
Among 103 ascites, 45 pleural effusion and 214 blood specimens from clinically ill cats, we could detect FCoV in 55 (53.4%), 14 (31.1%) and 19 (8.9%) specimens using the present method.
Stool specimens from 5 ill employees yielded salmonellae, which was serotyped at the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (IDHW) as Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium.
Physicians may also be reluctant to collect specimens from severely ill patients for fear that the procedure may be seen by families as contributing to the death [ 6].
Faecal specimens were collected from ill individuals.
Stool specimens from the 3 ill persons and 6 cats yielded S. Typhimurium, R-type ACSSuT DT 104.
