title: Comparison of two agglutination tests for differentiation between coagulase positive and coagulase negative staphylococci.
abstract: Two agglutination tests, Monostaph (Bionor A/S, N-3700 Skien, Norway) and Staphaurex (Wellcome), for the identification of Staphylococcus aureus have been evaluated. Using the coagulase test as reference method both tests were equally reliable and in complete aggrement with the coagulase tube test when tested on 216 strains of Micrococcaceae.
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests; D003030:Coagulase / Q000378:metabolism*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000201:enzymology / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D003030:Coagulase