title: Sensitive and specific colorimetric ELISAs for Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxins A and B in urine and buffer.
abstract: We present here simple, sensitive and accurate colorimetric capture ELISAs for staphylococcal enterotoxins A and B. Standard curves were linear over the range 0.5-1 ng/mL, and toxins could be accurately measured at 0.5 ng/mL in assay buffer or 0.1 ng/mL in human urine. Cross-reactivity between serotypes was negligible. Detection in serum was complicated by the presence of specific antibodies to SE's in most normal sera. These assays offer a viable, cost-effective method for analysis of these ubiquitous toxins. Further, their sensitivity in undiluted urine makes them ideal candidates for evaluating human exposure.
authors.affiliation: Toxinology and Aerobiology Division, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1425 Porter Street, Fort Detrick, MD 21702-5011, USA. mark.poli@det.amedd.army.mil
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Poli
authors.forename: Victor R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Rivera
authors.forename: Dwayne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Neal
mesh_terms: D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000276:immunology / Q000652:urine*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D004768:Enterotoxins; C026066:enterotoxin A, Staphylococcal; C031818:enterotoxin B, staphylococcal