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. 1982 Sep;16(3):587-9.
doi: 10.1128/jcm.16.3.587-589.1982.

Rapid detection of significant bacteriuria by use of an automated Limulus amoebocyte lysate assay

J H Jorgensen, G A Alexander

Rapid detection of significant bacteriuria by use of an automated Limulus amoebocyte lysate assay

J H Jorgensen et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1982 Sep.

Abstract

Previous studies have demonstrated that significant gram-negative bacteriuria can be detected by using the Limulus amoebocyte lysate test. A series of 580 urine specimens were tested in parallel with the automated MS-2 (Abbott Laboratories) assay and with quantitative urine bacterial cultures. The overall ability of the MS-2 Limulus amoebocyte lysate test to correctly classify urine specimens as containing either greater than or equal to 10(5) organisms or less than 10(5) organisms per ml during a 20-min test period was 92.6%.

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