Bhuiyan, N. A. ; Qadri, Firdausi ; Faruque, A. S. G. ; Malek, M. A. ; Salam, M. A. ; Nato, Farida ; Fournier, J. M. ; Chanteau, S. ; Sack, David A. ; Balakrish Nair , G. (2003) Use of dipsticks for rapid diagnosis of cholera caused by vibrio cholerae O1 and O139 from rectal swabs Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 41 (8). pp. 3939-3941. ISSN 0095-1137
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Official URL: http://jcm.asm.org/content/41/8/3939.abstract
Related URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/?JCM.41.8.3939-3941.2003
Abstract
We evaluated the recently developed dipsticks for the rapid detection of Vibrio cholerae serotypes O1 and O139 from rectal swabs of hospitalized diarrheal patients after enrichment for 4 h in alkaline peptone water. The sensitivity and specificity of the dipsticks were above 92 and 91%, respectively. The dipsticks represent the first rapid test which has been successfully used to diagnose cholera from rectal swabs, and this would immensely improve surveillance for cholera, especially in remote settings.
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