title: Fluorescent antibody staining test for rapid diagnosis of Shigella dysenteriae 1 infection.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Albert
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ansaruzzaman
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Alim
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Mitra
mesh_terms: 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*