Bacterial antigen detection in cerebrospinal fluid by the latex agglutination test Detecção de antígenos bacterianos no líquido cefalorraquidiano através do teste de aglutinação de latex

Bacterial antigen detection in cerebrospinal fluid by the latex agglutination test Detecção de antígenos bacterianos no líquido cefalorraquidiano através do teste de aglutinação de latex

Eighty purulent cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from patients with clinical evidence of meningitis were studied using the Directigen latex agglutination (LA) kit to determine the presence of bacterial antigen in CSF. The results showed a better diagnostic performance of the LA test than bacteriosc...

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Main Authors: Ilka Maria Landgraf, Maria das Graças Adelino Alkmin, Maria de Fátima Paiva Vieira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 1995-06-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Bacterial meningitis
Latex agglutination
Bacterial antigen detection in CSF
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