title: Culture confirmation of Campylobacter spp. by latex agglutination.
abstract: A commercial latex agglutination test [Meritec-Campy (jcl), Meridian Diagnostics, Cincinnati, Ohio] was evaluated for identification of Campylobacter jejuni, C. coli, C. laridis, and other Campylobacter isolates. The test had 100% sensitivity in detecting C. jejuni and C. coli but low sensitivity with C. laridis isolates. C. upsaliensis strains reacted with the test. The test had 100% specificity for 101 non-Campylobacter organisms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nachamkin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barbagallo
mesh_terms: D002167:Campylobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007841:Latex Fixation Tests