Obtaining of a rapid diagnostic test for Cholera, based on latex particles coupled with a monoclonal antibody against Vibrio cholera O1 lipopolysaccharide

Cholera is an acute contagious intestinal disease caused by ingestion of food or water contaminated with O1 and O139 serotypes of the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Cholera is characterized by abundant secretory diarrhea leading to dehydration. Death occurs within hours without treatment, so early diagn...

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Main Authors: Fátima Reyes-López, Frank Camacho-Casanova, Giovanni Duranti, Marta María Morales-Leslie, Regla Zenaida Mora-Guerra, Sonsire Fernández-Castillo, Elisabeth González-Aznar, Claudio Piermatte, Daniel Tomás Cardoso-González, Luis Guillermo García-Imías
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Finlay Ediciones 2015-08-01
Series:VacciMonitor
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Online Access:http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1025-028X2015000100003&lng=es&nrm=iso