학술논문
Field Evaluation of Cholkit Rapid Diagnostic Test for Vibrio Cholerae O1 During a Cholera Outbreak in Malawi, 2018
BRIEF REPORT
BRIEF REPORT
Document Type
Report
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Source
Open Forum Infectious Diseases. November 2020, Vol. 7 Issue 11
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Language
English
ISSN
2328-8957
Abstract
Cholera is an acute diarrheal infection caused by ingestion of Vibrio cholerae. Two serogroups, O1 and O139, are responsible for cholera epidemics. The current, seventh pandemic, which is responsible for [...]
Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for cholera are an important emerging tool for surveillance, yet the currently available tests have several limitations. We assess the performance of a new RDT, Cholkit, during a cholera outbreak in Malawi compared with culture and find a sensitivity of 93.0% (95% CI, 83.0%-98.1%) and a specificity of 95.7% (95% CI, 78.1%-100.0%). Keywords. cholera, malawi, rapid test, vibrio cholerae
Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for cholera are an important emerging tool for surveillance, yet the currently available tests have several limitations. We assess the performance of a new RDT, Cholkit, during a cholera outbreak in Malawi compared with culture and find a sensitivity of 93.0% (95% CI, 83.0%-98.1%) and a specificity of 95.7% (95% CI, 78.1%-100.0%). Keywords. cholera, malawi, rapid test, vibrio cholerae