title: [The characteristics of a Russian-made kit for the serological identification of streptococci groups A, B and C].
abstract: The first Soviet kits for the serological identification of streptococci, groups A, B, and C, on the basis of the coagglutination test were developed. Each kit was intended for 35-40 determinations. The optimum concentration of streptococci during their identification by means of the reagents making up the kit was about 1.6 x 10(9) cells/ml. The specificity of the reagents in comparison with the results of the identification of streptococci by reference methods was 97.3 +/- 0.9%. The reagents making up the kits can be presumably used for solving a number of practical problems in the epidemiological surveillance of streptococcal infection.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Khodyrev
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Lebedeva
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Vasil'eva
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Shashkova
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Kalakina
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Iontova
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Shobukhova
authors.forename: N I
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Khramova
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Ershova
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Nemirovich-Danchenko
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007841:Latex Fixation Tests; D011233:Precipitin Tests; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic / Q000592:standards; D012015:Reference Standards; D012426:Russia; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012703:Serotyping / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000145:classification*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000145:classification*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000145:classification*
chemical_list: D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic