Evaluation of a rapid slide agglutination test for identification of Staphylococcus aureus.
This study compared the Staph Latex Kit (Remel) with two other rapid agglutination tests (Staphaurex Plus (Murex) and Staphyloslide (Becton Dickinson Microbiological Systems)) and the tube coagulase test. The Staph Latex Kit, Staphaurex Plus, Staphyloslide, and Tube Coagulase correctly identified 98.4%, 100%, 99.5%, and 99.5%, of 191 staphylococcal isolates, respectively.
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Department of Pathology, University of Missouri, Kansas City, USA.
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D000372:Agglutination Tests; D003030:Coagulase / Q000378:metabolism; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007841:Latex Fixation Tests; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D003030:Coagulase; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic