Preliminary report on the application of the coaggutination test for rapid diagnosis of cholera in the upper Solimöes river area in the Brazilian Amazon region
Braz. j. med. biol. res
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25(4): 375-8, 1992.
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en Inglés
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ABSTRACT
The conventional diagnosis of cholera depends on complex bacteriological procedures. Coagglutination is a simnple, rapid, inexpensive and efficient technique for the presumptive diagnosis of cholera. Of 840 fecal samples from suspected cases of cholera examined at Tabatinga (State of Amazonas, Brazil) 31 (3.6%) were confirmed by culture and 29 of then were also positive by the coagglutination test performed directly on the fecal enrichment broth (alkaline peptone water). About 90% of the positive coagglutination results were obtained after-5-h incubation at 37 grade C and the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of the method were 93.5%, 99% and 98.8%, respectively. relative to the culture results, coagglutination yielded two false-negative and eight false-positive results. The coagglutination test for cholera can provide a rapid and reliable tool for epidemiological studies and for the planning of more effective measures against cholera
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Asunto principal:
Vibrio cholerae
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Pruebas de Coagulación Sanguínea
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Cólera
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Braz. j. med. biol. res
Asunto de la revista:
Biologia
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Medicina
Año:
1992
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