Alkaline peptone water enrichment with a dipstick test to quickly detect and monitor cholera outbreaks

Alkaline peptone water enrichment with a dipstick test to quickly detect and monitor cholera outbreaks

Abstract Background Detection, confirmation and monitoring of cholera outbreaks in many developing countries including Uganda is a big challenge due to lack of the required resources and the time the test takes. Culture method which takes 24–48 h to get the feedback and requires highly skilled labor...

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Main Authors: Godfrey Bwire, Christopher Garimoi Orach, Dauda Abdallah, Amanda Kay Debes, Atek Kagirita, Malathi Ram, David A. Sack
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Vibrio cholerae
Rapid test
Dipstick
Alkaline peptone water
RDT
Outbreak detection
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2824-8

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