Development of a new dipstick (Cholkit) for rapid detection of Vibrio cholerae O1 in acute watery diarrheal stools.

• Main Authors: Md Abu Sayeed (Author), Kamrul Islam (Author), Motaher Hossain (Author), Noor Jahan Akter (Author), Md Nur Alam (Author), Nishat Sultana (Author), Farhana Khanam (Author), Meagan Kelly (Author), Richelle C Charles (Author), Pavol Kováč (Author), Peng Xu (Author), Jason R Andrews (Author), Stephen B Calderwood (Author), Jakia Amin (Author), Edward T Ryan (Author), Firdausi Qadri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Recognizing cholera cases early, especially in the initial phase of an outbreak and in areas where cholera has not previously circulated, is a high public health priority. Laboratory capacity in such settings is often limited. To address this, we have developed a rapid diagnostic test (RDT) termed C...