title: Clinical evaluations of the Wellcolex Colour Shigella and Salmonella tests.
abstract: The Wellcolex Colour Salmonella and Shigella tests are rapid latex agglutination procedures for grouping Salmonella and Shigella using an antibody attached to multicolored latex particles. The tests correctly grouped 46 (100%) of 46 Salmonella clinical isolates in groups A through E and G, 42 (100%) of 42 Shigella clinical isolates, and seven (88%) of eight Shigella stock cultures. The stock culture missed had been passed through many transfers and may have lost some of its antigenicity. The Wellcolex Colour Salmonella test was also found useful in detecting and grouping Salmonella spp. directly from blood culture bottles.
authors.affiliation: Division of Microbiology, Cook Country Hospital-Hektoen Institute for Medical Research, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: F E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Kocka
authors.forename: F D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Dorigan
authors.forename: Q T
authors.initials: QT
authors.lastname: Abbasi
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Swiatlo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hubbard-Shepard
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation; D004405:Dysentery, Bacillary / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007841:Latex Fixation Tests / Q000379:methods*; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D012475:Salmonella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012760:Shigella / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic