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Rapid Diagnosis of AcuteSalmonellaGastrointestinal Infection
Author(s) -
Grzegorz Oracz,
Wojciech Feleszko,
Dorota Golicka,
Joanna Maksymiuk,
Agnieszka Klonowska,
Hania Szajewska
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/344953
Subject(s) - salmonella , medicine , serology , serotype , salmonella enteritidis , salmonella infection , antibody , immunoglobulin m , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , immunoglobulin g , bacteria , biology , genetics
Serologic tests for the detection of Salmonella serotype Enteritidis in children may become supplementary to stool culture examination. A total of 190 children were examined with a new 1-step, 2-minute test (TUBEX) that detects anti-Salmonella immunoglobulin M antibodies, which was found to be 92.6% sensitive and 94.8% specific (P<.0001).

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