title: Rapid detection of Vibrio cholerae O1 in stools of Peruvian cholera patients by using monoclonal immunodiagnostic kits. Loyaza Cholera Working Group in Peru.
abstract: We compared stool culture with two commercial Vibrio cholerae O1 rapid diagnostic kits which detect antigen in 100 adults with cholera in Peru. Serum vibriocidal-antibody titer was used as an external reference. Both rapid diagnostic kits appeared to detect cholera more frequently than did culture and were highly specific.
authors.affiliation: Loyaza Hospital, Lima, Peru.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Carillo
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Gilman
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Mantle
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nunez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moron
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Quispe
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ramirez-Ramos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000372:Agglutination Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002771:Cholera / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007159:Immunologic Tests / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007841:Latex Fixation Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010568:Peru / Q000453:epidemiology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial