Latex agglutination test for identification of Pseudomonas pseudomallei.
Open Access
- 1 April 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Vol. 46 (4) , 374-375
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jcp.46.4.374
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.Keywords
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