A shared noncapsular antigen is responsible for false-positive reactions by Staphylococcus epidermidis in commercial agglutination tests for Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 544-550

  Blake, J E ^a   Metcalfe, M A ^a  

^a Oxoid Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; COAGULASE; METICILLIN; PROTEIN A;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNODIFFUSION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; DRUG CONTAMINATION; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROTYPING; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL PROTEIN A; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEGIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0035129615     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.2.544-550.2001     Document Type: Article

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