Evaluation of Direct Rapid Immunohistochemistry Test (DRIT) for Postmortem Diagnosis of Rabies
Journal Title: Journal of Communicable Diseases - Year 2017, Vol 49, Issue 3
Abstract
Direct fluorescent antibody test (DFAT) is considered as the gold standard for diagnosis of rabies in infected mammals as it has high sensitivity and specificity. However, high cost and technical demand limits its utilization, particularly in developing countries including India. Therefore, in this study we evaluated recently developed direct rapid immunohistochemistry test (DRIT) for diagnosis of rabies in comparison with the DFAT. A total of 109 brain samples received during the period of 6 years from different regions of India were tested following standard protocol. The results showed 100% correlation between the two tests.
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Dr. Mala Chhabra
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