Pneumococcal antigen detection in cerebrospinal fluid: A comparative study on counter immunoelectrophoresis, latex agglutination and coagglutination

Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 261-267

  Rai, G P ^a   Zachariah, K ^a   Sharma, R ^b   Phadke, S ^b   Belapurkar, K M ^b  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT   (India)

^b G R MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Coagglutination; Counter immunoelectrophoresis; Latex agglutination; Streptococcus pneumonia

Indexed keywords

STREPTOCOCCUS ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNTER IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUNTERIMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS; HUMANS; INFANT; LATEX FIXATION TESTS; MENINGITIS, PNEUMOCOCCAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0038209306     PISSN: 01479571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-9571(02)00060-7     Document Type: Article

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