Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2002; 6 (1): 9-11

Coagglutination test for rapid noncultural diagnosis of human Campylobacteriosis

U.K. Chattopadhyay

All India Institute of Hygiene & Public Health, Government of India, Department of Microbiology, Kolkata (India)

Abstract. – Forty diarrhoeic stool samples of domestic animal handlers in a rural area of India were cultured and screened for detection of Campylobacter jejuni by Co-agglutination technique (CoA). Seven C. jejuni strains were isolated by culture and 6 faecal samples gave positive CoA test. The specificity and sensitivity for negative and positive culture were 96.9% and 85.7% respectively. This is first report of detection of Campylobacter enteritis of human beings using CoA technique directly from stool samples.

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U.K. Chattopadhyay
Coagglutination test for rapid noncultural diagnosis of human Campylobacteriosis

Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci
Year: 2002
Vol. 6 - N. 1
Pages: 9-11

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