Latex assay for serotyping of group B Streptococcus isolates.
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.
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Production Unit, Department of Respiratory Infections, Meningitis and STIs, Division of Microbiology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark. hcs@ssi.dk
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Thompson
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Konradsen
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D003429:Cross Reactions; D006801:Humans; D007841:Latex Fixation Tests; D012703:Serotyping; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000145:classification* / Q000276:immunology