Melioidosis DS rapid test: A standardized serological dipstick assay with increased sensitivity and reliability due to multiplex detection
Fig 3
Heat map of melioidosis patient and control Melioidosis DS results shown for (A) the overall assay (positive if at least one test band shows a signal) and (B) all four protein antigens separately for three evaluators (E1, E2, E3). The semi-quantitative results for the single antigens were obtained by comparing the dipstick band intensities to the gold reference card. The melioidosis positive sera from were drawn upon admission to the hospital in Thailand (n = 75). The controls consist of healthy individuals from Thailand (n = 100) and German patients suffering from other infections (n = 60). Sera were diluted 1:100 for the Melioidosis DS rapid test.