Latex agglutination testing in bacterial meningitis.
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Latex agglutination testing in bacterial meningitis.
The value of the latex agglutination test in meningitis was assessed. This was positive in 60% cases of Streptococcus pneumoniae, 93% of Haemophilus influenzae type b, and 39% of Neisseria meningitidis infections. We cannot support the view that this test was more valuable than Gram staining in partially treated meningitis and cannot recommend its routine use. It may, however, be valuable if Gr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.73.2.160