title: Evaluation of two colored latex kits, the Wellcolex Colour Salmonella Test and the Wellcolex Colour Shigella Test, for serological grouping of Salmonella and Shigella species.
abstract: Two colored latex kits (the Wellcolex Colour Salmonella Test [WCT-Salmonella] and the Wellcolex Colour Shigella Test [WCT-Shigella]; Division Diagnostics, Laboratories Wellcome S.A., Paris, France), which allow identification of the most frequently encountered Salmonella serogroups and Shigella species, respectively, were evaluated. WCT-Salmonella and WCT-Shigella yielded sensitivities of 98.4 and 98%, respectively, and a specificity of 100% when they were tested on pure cultures received at a reference laboratory.
authors.affiliation: Centre National de Référence des Salmonella et des Shigella, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Bouvet
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jeanjean
mesh_terms: D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007841:Latex Fixation Tests / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012475:Salmonella / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012703:Serotyping / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012760:Shigella / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification