Use of protein-specific monoclonal antibody-based latex agglutination for rapid diagnosis of Burkholderia pseudomallei infection in patients with community-acquired septicemia

Pattama EkpoUtane RungpanichSupinya PongsunkPimjai NaigowitVimon PetkanchanapongMahidol UniversitySrinakharinwirot UniversityThailand Ministry of Public Health2018-08-242018-08-242007-06-01Clinical and Vaccine Immunology. Vol.14, No.6 (2007), 811-812155668112-s2.0-34547133004https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/24192A latex agglutination test employing monoclonal antibody specific to a 30-kDa protein of Burkholderia pseudomallei was used to detect the organisms in blood culture specimens from 1,139 patients with community-acquired septicemia. The sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of the test were 96.75%, 99.61%, 96.75%, and 99.61%, respectively. Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.Mahidol UniversityBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyImmunology and MicrobiologyMedicineUse of protein-specific monoclonal antibody-based latex agglutination for rapid diagnosis of Burkholderia pseudomallei infection in patients with community-acquired septicemiaArticleSCOPUS10.1128/CVI.00011-07