title: [Identification of group B streptococcal infection by the latex test].
abstract: A commercial latex agglutination test (Wellcogen Strep B) has been prepared for testing body fluids. This test does not require a special equipment and is very easy to handle. Results are established within few minutes. We examined this method in unconcentrated urine specimens of 98 pre- and full term neonates suffering from RDS. In all 48 cultural proven cases of strep. B sepsis LAT was positive, the test was performed 2.5 h-19 h after onset of RDS. Four times we could not exclude false positive results definitively, but no false negative results were found.
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authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Luz
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authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Abfalter
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007841:Latex Fixation Tests; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae
vernacular_title: Identifikation einer Streptokokken-B-Infektion durch den Latex-Test.