Culture confirmation of Campylobacter spp. by latex agglutination.
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.
Nachamkin
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Department of Pathology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Barbagallo
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D002167:Campylobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007841:Latex Fixation Tests