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| Year : 2001 | Volume
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Rapid diagnosis of cholera by coagglutination test.
A R Hanumanthappa, V Rajagopal
Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Mysore, Karnataka
Correspondence Address:
A R Hanumanthappa
Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Mysore, Karnataka
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
PMID: 11883125 
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In this study the coagglutination test for the rapid diagnosis of cholera is evaluated in comparison with the conventional culture method. A total of 553 stool specimens were processed from cases of acute gastro-enteritis. The sensitivity and specificity of coagglutination test was 92.77% and 95.65% respectively. The coagglutination test is found to be simple, reliable and rapid method for the diagnosis of cholera. |
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