The performance of an ELISA test based on a monoclonal antibody (MAb) specific to Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis was compared with standard culture method for detection of Salmonella spp. in 110 samples of swine fresh sausages. The prevalence was of 11.82%, according the standard method. Comparison of ELISA and the culture method revealed the sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of 100%, 98%, 87% and 100%, respectively. Results indicate that compared with standard culture method the ELISA test was effective in detection of Salmonella in swine sausages naturally contaminated.
Salmonella; ELISA; swine sausage
