C substance - specific, latex agglutination for early and rapid detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae in blood cultures

M. V. Jesudason; G. Sridharan; K. Arulselvan; A. Joseph; M. C. Steinhoff; T. J. John

C substance - specific, latex agglutination for early and rapid detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae in blood cultures

M. V. Jesudason, G. Sridharan, K. Arulselvan, A. Joseph, M. C. Steinhoff, T. J. John

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Abstract

A slide agglutination test was developed using latex particles coated with antiserum against the C substance, a common antigen for all serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae. This test was used for the rapid identification of pneumococci in blood culture broths which contained Gram positive cocci (GPC) in pairs or short chains on smear examination. Of 238 consecutive blood cultures with GPC tested, 72 were positive for Strep. pneumoniae by the latex test and conventional methods. The remaining 166 cultures were negative for both these, indicating a 100 per cent specificity and sensitivity for the test.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	258-260
Number of pages	3
Journal	Indian Journal of Medical Research
Volume	102
Issue number	DEC.
State	Published - Dec 1 1995

Keywords

Blood culture
Latex agglutination
Streptococcus pneumoniae

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General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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