title: Dot blot assay for the serotyping of pneumococci.
abstract: To simplify the serotyping of Streptococcus pneumoniae, a dot bot assay has been developed and compared with the standard quellung reaction in 1,082 isolates. The technique has been demonstrated to be sensitive, specific, easy to perform, and inexpensive. The dot blot assay could be useful when large numbers of pneumococci have to be studied.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Referencia de Neumococos, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fenoll
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jado
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vicioso
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Casal
mesh_terms: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D003429:Cross Reactions; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012703:Serotyping / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000145:classification* / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial