title: Latex assay for serotyping of group B Streptococcus isolates.
abstract: We developed a group B streptococcus (GBS) latex serotyping kit that reduces the numbers of GBS nontypeable isolates by nearly 50%. A total of 232 isolates were tested, and 203 isolates were serotyped by the GBS latex test, while the capillary precipitation test serotyped 184 isolates.
authors.affiliation: Production Unit, Department of Respiratory Infections, Meningitis and STIs, Division of Microbiology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark. hcs@ssi.dk
authors.forename: H-C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Slotved
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Elliott
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Konradsen
mesh_terms: D003429:Cross Reactions; D006801:Humans; D007841:Latex Fixation Tests; D012703:Serotyping; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000145:classification* / Q000276:immunology