Rapid detection of gram-negative bacterial peritonitis by the Limulus amoebocyte lysate assay.
The chromogenic Limulus amoebocyte lysate test effectively detected 66 (100%) culture-proven gram-negative peritonitis cases among 185 continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients with clinical evidence of infectious peritonitis.
D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria; D006801:Humans; D008033:Limulus Test; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000175:diagnosis