| Literature DB >> 7684405 |
M D Smith1, V Wuthiekanun, A L Walsh, T L Pitt.
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.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 7684405 PMCID: PMC501225 DOI: 10.1136/jcp.46.4.374
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Pathol ISSN: 0021-9746 Impact factor: 3.411