TY - JOUR
T1 - Rapid immunofluorescence microscopy for diagnosis of melioidosis
AU - Wuthiekanun, Vanaporn
AU - Desakorn, Varunee
AU - Wongsuvan, Gumphol
AU - Amornchai, Premjit
AU - Cheng, Allen C.
AU - Maharjan, Bina
AU - Limmathurotsakul, Direk
AU - Chierakul, Wirongrong
AU - White, Nicholas J.
AU - Day, Nicholas P.J.
AU - Peacock, Sharon J.
PY - 2005/4
Y1 - 2005/4
N2 - An immunofluorescent (IF) method that detects Burkholderia pseudomallei in clinical specimens within 10 min was devised. The results of this rapid method and those of an existing IF method were prospectively compared with the culture results for 776 specimens from patients with suspected melioidosis. The sensitivities of both IF tests were 66%, and the specificities were 99.5 and 99.4%, respectively.
AB - An immunofluorescent (IF) method that detects Burkholderia pseudomallei in clinical specimens within 10 min was devised. The results of this rapid method and those of an existing IF method were prospectively compared with the culture results for 776 specimens from patients with suspected melioidosis. The sensitivities of both IF tests were 66%, and the specificities were 99.5 and 99.4%, respectively.
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U2 - 10.1128/CDLI.12.4.555-556.2005
DO - 10.1128/CDLI.12.4.555-556.2005
M3 - Article
C2 - 15817767
AN - SCOPUS:22844445046
SN - 1071-412X
VL - 12
SP - 555
EP - 556
JO - Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology
JF - Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology
IS - 4
ER -