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. 1981 Mar;13(3):596–597. doi: 10.1128/jcm.13.3.596-597.1981

Comparison of an HEp-2 Tissue Culture Test with the Serény Test for Detection of Enteroinvasiveness in Shigella spp. and Escherichia coli

N P Day 1, S M Scotland 1, B Rowe 1
PMCID: PMC273836  PMID: 7016905

Abstract

A good correlation was observed between the Serény test and an HEp-2 tissue culture test for the detection of enteroinvasiveness in Shigella spp. and Escherichia coli.

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