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Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, May 2003, p. 476-478, Vol. 10, No. 3
1071-412X/03/$08.00+0 DOI: 10.1128/CDLI.10.3.476-478.2003
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Institut Pasteur, Paris, France,1 Institut Pasteur, Antananarivo, Madagascar,2 Laboratory Sciences Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B), Dhaka, Bangladesh3
Received 24 October 2002/ Returned for modification 10 December 2002/ Accepted 28 January 2003
We describe the development and evaluation of a rapid diagnostic test for Vibrio cholerae O1 and O139 based on lipopolysaccharide detection using gold particles. The specificity ranged between 84 and 100%. The sensitivity of the dipsticks ranged from 94.2 to 100% when evaluated with stool samples obtained in Madagascar and Bangladesh. The dipstick can provide a simple tool for epidemiological surveys.
Present address: CERMES, Niamey, Niger.
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