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. 2010 Feb;48(2):593-5.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.01651-09. Epub 2009 Dec 9.

Direct serogrouping of Streptococcus pneumoniae strains in clinical samples by use of a latex agglutination test

Juan Carlos Sanz  1 , Esther Culebras, Esther Ríos, Iciar Rodríguez-Avial, Isabel Wilhelmi, Belén Ramos, María Ordobás, Juan José Picazo
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Direct serogrouping of Streptococcus pneumoniae strains in clinical samples by use of a latex agglutination test

Juan Carlos Sanz et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Feb.

Abstract

Pneumotest-Latex (Statens Seruminstitut) was evaluated for direct serogrouping of Streptococcus pneumoniae strains in clinical samples from patients with invasive disease. The technique was accurate to its level of discrimination for 62 of 67 clinical samples (92.5%). Pneumotest-Latex would be a useful alternative for direct serogrouping of pneumococci in clinical samples.

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