mike at serrratia.demon.co.uk (Michael Gaston) wrote:
>It seems likely that the current rapid latex tests for O157 antigen don't
>help in the diagnosis of verotoxin producing non-O157 E.coli. I work for a
>diagnostic company and we are thinking about developing an immunoassay for
>verotoxins. In the first instance this would probably be a
>culture-confirmation test rather than a direct faecal screen.
>>However, its not clear to me whether a test for verotoxin would be of
>sufficient diagnostic value to be useful in a clinical laboratory. If
>anyone has experience of using such a test, home-brewed or otherwise, I'd
>be greatly interested in their views.
>>Thanks in advance,
>>Mike
>I think a test like this has just been introduced by one or more companies. I think one is Meridian
in Ohio.
