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[Application of the rapid test of glutamate decarboxylase for the confirmation of Escherichia coli isolated from clinical samples].
Revista cubana de medicina tropical - 1 Jan 2000
Tsoraeva Anna, Muñoz del Campo Jorge Luis
Abstract excerpt
A rapid test was evaluated in the diagnosis of Escherichia coli in different types of infectious samples, and a comparison with the biomedical methods of traditional identification was made. It has been reported that glutamate decarboxylase (GAD) is very specific (97-99%) for the identification of Escherichia coli; hovewer, its use is very limited nowadays. 461 clinical samples of different origin were analyzed...
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