Bacterial antigen detection in cerebrospinal fluid by the latex agglutination test

Eighty purulent cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from patients with clinical evidence of meningitis were studied using the Directigen latex agglutination (LA) kit to determine the presence of bacterial antigen in CSF. The results showed a better diagnostic performance of the LA test than bacteriosc...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 1995-06, Vol.37 (3), p.257-260
Hauptverfasser:	Landgraf, I M, Alkmin, M da G, Vieira, M de F
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antigens, Bacterial - cerebrospinal fluid Bacteriological Techniques Coloring Agents Humans Latex Fixation Tests Meningitis, Bacterial - cerebrospinal fluid Meningitis, Bacterial - diagnosis Sensitivity and Specificity TROPICAL MEDICINE
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