Pál T, Serichantalerg O, Echeverria P, Scheutz F, Cam P D
Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University Medical School, Pécs, Hungary.
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 1998 Dec;32(4):255-8. doi: 10.1016/s0732-8893(97)00249-6.
Twenty five Escherichia coli isolates expressing O antigens different from the conventionally recognized enteroinvasive E. coli were tested in the Sereny test, with an invasion plasmid-specific DNA probe, and by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay recognizing the secreted IpaC antigen. These results indicate that the IpaC enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay is a sensitive method to recognize enteroinvasive E. coli, irrespective of their serogroups.