Journal of Clinical Pathology. Vol.46, No.4 (1993), 374-375
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M. D. Smith, V. Wuthiekanun, A. L. Walsh, T. L. Pitt Latex agglutination test for identification of Pseudomonas pseudomallei. Journal of Clinical Pathology. Vol.46, No.4 (1993), 374-375. doi:10.1136/jcp.46.4.374 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/22754
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Latex agglutination test for identification of Pseudomonas pseudomallei
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.
