PROBLEMS WITH RAPID AGGLUTINATION METHODS FOR IDENTIFICATION OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS WHEN STAPHYLOCOCCUS-SAPROPHYTICUS IS BEING TESTED

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GREGSON, DB [1 ]
LOW, DE [1 ]
SKULNICK, M [1 ]
SIMOR, AE [1 ]
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[1] UNIV TORONTO, MT SINAI HOSP, DEPT MICROBIOL, TORONTO M5G 1X5, ONTARIO, CANADA
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10.1128/JCM.26.7.1398-1399.1988
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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Six rapid agglutination tests for identification of Staphylococcus aureus were evaluated by using 62 strains of S. aureus, 63 strains of S. saprophyticus, and 67 strains of other coagulase-negative staphylococci. S. saprophyticus was responsible for 19 of 26 false-positive results and 20 uninterpretable reactions. Thus, urinary staphylococcal isolates that are positive by rapid agglutination tests may require other confirmatory tests for the identification of possible S. saprophyticus.
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