One thousand seven hundred ninety-one diarrheic stool samples were cultivated for Campylobacter spp. We found a high prevalence of Campylobacter concisus with use of a polycarbonate filter (n = 114) compared to a cellulose acetate filter (n = 79) (P < .0001). The polycarbonate filter is superior to the commonly used cellulose acetate filter for detection of C. concisus.
Keywords: Campylobacter concisus; Campylobacter jejuni; Cellulose acetate membrane filter; Diarrhea; Polycarbonate membrane filter.
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