title: Simple co-agglutination assay for rapid identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
abstract: A new co-agglutination assay for the identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from culture was developed and evaluated. A total of 232 P. aeruginosa isolates, and 36 oxidase-positive, Gram-negative clinical isolates were tested. The sensitivity of the assay was 96%, and the specificity was 91.9%. The assay took <15 min to perform.
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests / Q000379:methods*; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000032:analysis; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D010088:Oxidoreductases