Rapid diagnosis of septic arthritis by coagglutination
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Rapid diagnosis of septic arthritis by coagglutination.
Pneumococcal capsular antigens were detected and serotyped by coagglutination in joint fluids and serum of a patient with septic arthritis within 1 h of obtaining the specimens. Pneumococcal antigens continued to be detected by coagglutination for 3 days, whereas cultures and Gram stains were negative after 1 day of antibiotic therapy.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Microbiology
سال: 1983
ISSN: 0095-1137,1098-660X
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.18.6.1424-1426.1983