title: Rapid diagnosis of cholera by coagglutination test.
abstract: In this study the coagglutination test for the rapid diagnosis of cholera is evaluated in comparison with the conventional culture method. A total of 553 stool specimens were processed from cases of acute gastro-enteritis. The sensitivity and specificity of coagglutination test was 92.77% and 95.65% respectively. The coagglutination test is found to be simple, reliable and rapid method for the diagnosis of cholera.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Mysore, Karnataka.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Hanumanthappa
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rajagopal
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D002648:Child; D002771:Cholera / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral