title: Latex agglutination test for identification of Pseudomonas pseudomallei.
abstract: A latex agglutination test was developed and evaluated for the rapid presumptive identification of Pseudomonas pseudomallei, the causative organism of melioidosis. The test was 100% sensitive for 52 isolates of Ps pseudomallei and 100% specific when tested with other medically important Pseudomonas species and Enterobacteriaceae. A subsequent field trial, with clinical specimens from patients with suspected melioidosis, confirmed the sensitivity and specificity of the test.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Wuthiekanun
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Pitt
mesh_terms: D016957:Burkholderia pseudomallei / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007841:Latex Fixation Tests / Q000379:methods*; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity