Direct serogrouping of Streptococcus pneumoniae strains in clinical samples by use of a latex agglutination test

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 593-595

  Sanz, Juan Carlos ^a,b   Culebras, Esther ^b   Ríos, Esther ^b   Rodríguez Avial, Iciar ^b   Wilhelmi, Isabel ^c   Ramos, Belén ^a   Ordobás, María ^a   Picazo, Juan José ^b  

^a Comunidad de Madrid ^*  (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL SEVERO OCHOA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; NONHUMAN; PLEURA FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 75649093045     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01651-09     Document Type: Article

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