Abstract
Rapid point-of-care pathogen detection remains a challenge in routine diagnostics. A Staphylococcus aureus–specific lateral flow immunochromatography (LFI) test has been developed using a specific monoclonal antibody to the S. aureus cell-wall peptidoglycan. The LFI test was shown to be specific for S. aureus with no signal development for other Staphylococcal species or common respiratory pathogens. Evaluation of S. aureus isolates spiked into induced sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage samples derived from severe asthmatic patients showed a detection limit of 106 CFU/mL for the LFI. The test was also shown to successfully detect S. aureus in 1 sample independently determined to be S. aureus positive by quantitative polymerase chain reaction. The ability of the LFI test to rapidly detect S. aureus in clinical respiratory samples suggests that it might be a useful platform for further development of point-of-care diagnostic applications.
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