Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Comparative Study
. 1983 Feb;17(2):192-4.
doi: 10.1128/jcm.17.2.192-194.1983.

Inhibition of nonspecific streptococcal coagglutination reactions

S Giunta, G Sampaoli, L Galeazzi, L Bilei, R Rinaldi, G Groppa
Comparative Study

Inhibition of nonspecific streptococcal coagglutination reactions

S Giunta et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1983 Feb.

Abstract

The reliability of latex coagglutination testing for the serological grouping of hemolytic streptococci is limited by the relatively high incidence of false-positive reactions. Pretreatment of streptococcal suspensions with antisera for the various groups that show clumping gives a specific inhibition of the latex agglutination with the true group, whereas the other groups continue to agglutinate aspecifically. The method is rapid and easy to perform, allows the exact grouping of those streptococci giving aspecific reactions, and is also a useful confirmatory test with monoreactive strains.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. J Clin Pathol. 1977 Feb;30(2):168-70 - PubMed
    1. J Clin Pathol. 1977 May;30(5):421-6 - PubMed
    1. J Clin Microbiol. 1978 Sep;8(3):326-8 - PubMed
    1. J Clin Microbiol. 1979 Nov;10(5):641-6 - PubMed

Publication types

Substances

LinkOut - more resources