Latex agglutination in the diagnosis of meningococcal meningitis.
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چکیده
Group-specific polysaccharides of Neisseria meningitidis groups A and C have been demonstrated by means of a rapid, sensitive slide agglutination test with latex particles coated with antibodies. In this manner, the diagnosis can be made from the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with meningococcal meningitis caused by serogroups A or C even when the culture is negative. The method appears to be more sensitive than countercurrent immunoelectrophoresis and less elaborate.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical pathology
دوره 25 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1972