Laboratory Diagnostics

Rapid Phenotypic Methods for the Detection of Diphtheria Toxin Amongst Clinical Isolates of Corynebacteria

Two rapid, phenotypic methods were developed for the detection of diphtheria toxin amongst clinical isolates of corynebacteria, an enzyme immunoassay (EIA) and an immunochromatographic strip (ICS) test. Both assays use equine polyclonal antitoxin as …