Campylobacteriosis laboratory findings
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Overview
Laboratory tests for Campylobacteriosis include gram stain of stool and stool culture along with other blood test.
Laboratory Findings
Laboratory Findings
Campylobacter organisms can be detected on gram stain of stool with high specificity and a sensitivity of ~60%, but are most often diagnosed by stool culture. Fecal leukocytes are present and indicate an inflammatory diarrhea.
Laboratory characteristics
Laboratory characteristics
| Characteristic | Result |
|---|---|
| Growth at 25 °C | – |
| Growth at 35-37 °C | – |
| Growth at 42 °C | + |
| Nitrate reduction | + |
| Catalase test | + |
| Oxidase test | + |
| Growth on MacConkey agar | + |
| Motility (wet mount) | + |
| Glucose utilization | – |
| Hippurate hydrolysis | + |
| Resistance to naladixic acid | – |
| Resistance to cephalothin | + |
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