FLUORESCENT MONOCLONAL-ANTIBODY TEST FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF NEISSERIA-GONORRHOEAE
- 1 January 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Vol. 46 (1) , 6-10
Abstract
The Microtrak fluorescein labelled monoclonal antibody test for the culture confirmation of Neisseria gonorrhoeae was evaluated with 157 clinical isolates of oxidase-positive Gram-negative diplococci, including 110 strains of N. gonorrhoeae. Seventy-eight stock cultures of neisseria were tested to confirm the results from clinical samples. The test gave a specificity of 100% and sensitivity of 98%. Only four strains of the rare serovar Behj were non-reactive. As the prevalence of this serovar influences the utility of the test, the rarity of this serovar in different geographical locations is discussed.This publication has 12 references indexed in Scilit:
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