Open AccessUse of the dot‐immunogold assay for the rapid diagnosis of acute enteric infections
Author(s) -
Dykman Lev A,
Bogatyrev Vladimir A
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
fems immunology & medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1574-695X
pISSN - 0928-8244
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-695x.2000.tb01423.x
Subject(s) - immunogold labelling , biology , enteric fever , gold standard (test) , virology , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , medicine , antibody , typhoid fever
A simple method based on an immunodot assay using colloidal gold labels is proposed for the rapid diagnosis of a range of acute enteric infections. Owing to its rapidity, high sensitivity, and specificity, the method can be recommended for routine use in the laboratory diagnosis of enteric infections.