title: Rapid identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae in blood cultures using a latex agglutination assay.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Microbiología, Hospital do Meixoeiro, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain. fjvavi@hotmail.com
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Vasallo
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: López-Miragaya
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Torres
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D003470:Culture Media; D006801:Humans; D007841:Latex Fixation Tests; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic