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Latex agglutination test for identification of Pseudomonas pseudomallei.
  1. M D Smith,
  2. V Wuthiekanun,
  3. A L Walsh,
  4. T L Pitt
  1. Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.

    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.

    https://doi.org/10.1136/jcp.46.4.374

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