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Salmonella bacteria are responsible for the most common type of food poisoning, which can cause people to become quite ill. A new test, however, is able to detect the microbes' presence in food ...
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Food borne pathogens like salmonella are responsible for billions of dollars in losses to the U.S. economy and serious gastrointestinal illnesses that can land some ...
A group of chemists at the University at Albany have developed a new method for fast-acting salmonella detection. The test employs a paper strip that changes color in the presence of the bacterial ...
ALBANY — Researchers at the University at Albany have developed a test for salmonella contamination in food that can be done in a fraction of the time and cost of current methods. Within a few ...
The short answer to this question is “Yes,” as there is no test that is 100% sensitive and specific. Stool testing is no exception. The real question is: “Why is salmonella suspected?” ...
n Only staff with stool samples negative for salmonella may return to work. Anyone who tests positive must provide two consecutive negative stool samples before returning to work.
E. coli, listeria and salmonella bacteria have been making news, again, for sickening Americans. But what exactly are these tiny troublemakers?