title: The use of a monoclonal antibody serotyping system in the study of the epidemiology of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
abstract: A monoclonal antibody method was used as a primary O serotyping method for 1084 isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, using commercially available antibody reagents in slide agglutination tests with whole-cell antigen. Differences in distribution of serogroups were found between various hospitals in the district. Serotyping provided useful information in the investigation of suspected incidents of cross-infection. Colonization at multiple sites, or over periods of time, in a single patient usually involved only a single serogroup.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University College Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Webster
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Ridgway
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000145:classification*; D012703:Serotyping / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal