Fluorescent antibody staining test for rapid diagnosis of Shigella dysenteriae 1 infection.
An indirect fluorescent antibody test for rapid detection of Shigella dysenteriae 1 in diarrheal stools was developed. A diagnosis could be made within 90 min of submission of specimens to the laboratory. On comparison with culture results, the test had a sensitivity of 92%, a specificity of 93%, and positive and negative predictive values of 94% and 92%, respectively.
Albert
M J
MJ
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Ansaruzzaman
M
M
Alim
A R
AR
Mitra
A K
AK
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004405:Dysentery, Bacillary / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012762:Shigella dysenteriae / Q000302:isolation & purification*