Rapid and reliable identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates by pneumolysin-mediated agglutination

Authors
Cima-Cabal, MD Vazquez, F de los Toyos, JR Mendez, FJ
Citation
Md. Cima-cabal et al., Rapid and reliable identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates by pneumolysin-mediated agglutination, J CLIN MICR, 37(6), 1999, pp. 1964-1966
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137 → ACNP
Volume
37
Issue
6
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1964 - 1966
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(199906)37:6<1964:RARIOS>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
A pneumolysin-based agglutination test which allows an easy, rapid, cost-ef fective, and accurate (100% specific and 95% sensitive) discrimination betw een pneumococci and other related human and animal pathogenic bacterial str ains has been assayed.