EVALUATION OF A RAPID SCREENING ASSAY FOR BACTERIAL IDENTIFICATION (DOT-ELISA) IN FECAL SAMPLES FROM CHILDREN

EVALUATION OF A RAPID SCREENING ASSAY FOR BACTERIAL IDENTIFICATION (DOT-ELISA) IN FECAL SAMPLES FROM CHILDREN

With the objective of standardizing a Dot Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (Dot-ELISA) to detect antigens of fecal bacterial enteropathogens, 250 children, aged under 36 months and of both sexes, were studied; of which 162 had acute gastroenteritis. The efficacy of a rapid screening assay for bacte...

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Main Authors: Etelvina BOCCATTO, Sânia Alves dos SANTOS, Neusa Augusta Oliveira MAZIERI, Dahir Ramos de ANDRADE, Francisco Roque CARRAZZA, Roberto Mitio YANAGUITA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1997-01-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Infantile diarrhea
Enteropathogens
Fecal antigens
Stool culture
Dot-ELISA
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