Literature DB >> 20007395

Direct serogrouping of Streptococcus pneumoniae strains in clinical samples by use of a latex agglutination test.

Juan Carlos Sanz1, Esther Culebras, Esther Ríos, Iciar Rodríguez-Avial, Isabel Wilhelmi, Belén Ramos, María Ordobás, Juan José Picazo.   

Abstract

Pneumotest-Latex (Statens Seruminstitut) was evaluated for direct serogrouping of Streptococcus pneumoniae strains in clinical samples from patients with invasive disease. The technique was accurate to its level of discrimination for 62 of 67 clinical samples (92.5%). Pneumotest-Latex would be a useful alternative for direct serogrouping of pneumococci in clinical samples.

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Year:  2009        PMID: 20007395      PMCID: PMC2815603          DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01651-09

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Clin Microbiol        ISSN: 0095-1137            Impact factor:   5.948


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Authors:  Wilson W Chan; Marguerite Lovgren; Gregory J Tyrrell
Journal:  J Clin Microbiol       Date:  2009-03-25       Impact factor: 5.948

8.  Simple, rapid latex agglutination test for serotyping of pneumococci (Pneumotest-Latex).

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Journal:  Emerg Infect Dis       Date:  2008-09       Impact factor: 6.883

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2.  Expansion of serotype coverage in the universal pediatric vaccination calendar: short-term effects on age- and serotype-dependent incidence of invasive pneumococcal clinical presentations in Madrid, Spain.

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5.  Effect of the different 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccination uptakes on the invasive pneumococcal disease in children: Analysis of a hospital-based and population-based surveillance study in Madrid, Spain, 2007-2015.

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6.  Serotypes and Vaccine Coverage of Streptococcus Pneumoniae Colonization in the Nasopharynx of Thai Children in Congested Areas in Chiang Mai.

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