Rapid and reliable identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates by pneumolysin-mediated agglutination

被引：19
作者：
Cima-Cabal, MD
Vázquez, F
de los Toyos, JR
Méndez, FJ
机构：
[1] Univ Oviedo, Fac Med, Area Inmunol, Oviedo 33006, Spain
[2] Univ Oviedo, Fac Med, Area Microbiol, Oviedo 33006, Spain
来源：
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY | 1999年 / 37卷 / 06期
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D O I：
10.1128/JCM.37.6.1964-1966.1999
中图分类号：
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号：
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要：
A pneumolysin-based agglutination test which allows an easy, rapid, cost-effective, and accurate (100% specific and 95% sensitive) discrimination between pneumococci and other related human and animal pathogenic bacterial strains has been assayed.
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页码：1964 / 1966
页数：3
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