Latex assay for serotyping of group B Strepococcus isolates

被引：51

作者：

Slotved, HC

Elliott, J

Thompson, T

Konradsen, HB

机构：

[1] Statens Serum Inst, Prod Unit, Dept Resp Infect Meningitis & STIs, DK-2300 Copenhagen, Denmark

[2] Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Atlanta, GA 30333 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY | 2003年 / 41卷 / 09期

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D O I：

10.1128/JCM.41.9.4445-4447.2003

中图分类号：

Q93 [微生物学];

学科分类号：

071005 ; 100705 ;

摘要：

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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页码：4445 / 4447

页数：3

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