Dipstick test for rapid diagnosis of Shigella dysenteriae 1 in bacterial cultures and its potential use on stool samples |
| |
Authors: | Taneja Neelam Nato Faridabano Dartevelle Sylvie Sire Jean Marie Garin Benoit Thi Phuong Lan Nguyen Diep Tai The Shako Jean Christophe Bimet François Filliol Ingrid Muyembe Jean-Jacques Ungeheuer Marie Noëlle Ottone Catherine Sansonetti Philippe Germani Yves |
| |
Affiliation: | Department of Medical Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. |
| |
Abstract: | BackgroundWe describe a test for rapid detection of S. dysenteriae 1 in bacterial cultures and in stools, at the bedside of patients.Methodology/Principal FindingsThe test is based on the detection of S. dysenteriae 1 lipopolysaccharide (LPS) using serotype 1-specific monoclonal antibodies coupled to gold particles and displayed on a one-step immunochromatographic dipstick. A concentration as low as 15 ng/ml of LPS was detected in distilled water and in reconstituted stools in 10 minutes. In distilled water and in reconstituted stools, an unequivocal positive reaction was obtained with 1.6×106 CFU/ml and 4.9×106 CFU/ml of S. dysenteriae 1, respectively. Optimal conditions to read the test have been determined to limit the risk of ambiguous results due to appearance of a faint yellow test band in some negative samples. The specificity was 100% when tested with a battery of Shigella and unrelated strains in culture. When tested on 328 clinical samples in India, Vietnam, Senegal and France by laboratory technicians and in Democratic Republic of Congo by a field technician, the specificity (312/316) was 98.7% (95% CI:96.6–99.6%) and the sensitivity (11/12) was 91.7% (95% CI:59.8–99.6%). Stool cultures and the immunochromatographic test showed concordant results in 98.4 % of cases (323/328) in comparative studies. Positive and negative predictive values were 73.3% (95% CI:44.8–91.1%) and 99.7% (95% CI:98–100%).ConclusionThe initial findings presented here for a simple dipstick-based test to diagnose S. dysenteriae 1 demonstrates its promising potential to become a powerful tool for case management and epidemiological surveys. |
| |
Keywords: | |
本文献已被 PubMed 等数据库收录! |
|