Rapid diagnosis of diarrhea caused by Shigella sonnei using dipsticks; comparison of rectal swabs, direct stool and stool culture.

BACKGROUND: We evaluated a dipstick test for rapid detection of Shigella sonnei on bacterial colonies, directly on stools and from rectal swabs because in actual field situations, most pathologic specimens for diagnosis correspond to stool samples or rectal swabs. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: The...

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Autori principali:	Claudia Duran, Faridabano Nato, Sylvie Dartevelle, Lan Nguyen Thi Phuong, Neelam Taneja, Marie Noëlle Ungeheuer, Guillermo Soza, Leslie Anderson, Dona Benadof, Agustín Zamorano, Tai The Diep, Truong Quang Nguyen, Vu Hoang Nguyen, Catherine Ottone, Evelyne Bégaud, Sapna Pahil, Valeria Prado, Philippe Sansonetti, Yves Germani
Natura:	Artigo
Lingua:	Inglês
Pubblicazione:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Serie:	PLoS ONE
Accesso online:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3838397?pdf=render
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