[Comparison of latex agglutination and bacitracin-SXT methods used for the identification of 142 beta-hemolytic streptococci].
We compared the latex agglutination and bacitracin-SXT methods to identify Group A Streptococci (GAS) from throat cultures. In our study all 118 GAS strains identified by latex agglutination method were found susceptible to bacitracin, 115 were found resistant and 3 were susceptible to SXT. All beta hemolytic streptococci rather than GAS were found resistant to bacitracin. As a result bacitracin method is found valuable in rutin studies in GAS identification.
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Anadolu Universitesi, Fakültesi Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dali.
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D001414:Bacitracin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D007841:Latex Fixation Tests; D010614:Pharynx / Q000382:microbiology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D001414:Bacitracin
142 beta hemolitik streptokokun tanimlanmasinda kullanilan lateks aglutinasyon ile basititrasin-SXT sonuçlarinin karşilaştirilmasi.