LACK OF CLINICAL USEFULNESS OF A POSITIVE LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST FOR NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS/ESCHERICHIA COLI ANTIGENS IN THE URINE

1993 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 779 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debra Boyer ◽  
Ralph C. Gordon ◽  
Terry Baker
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Neisseria Meningitidis ◽  
Latex Agglutination ◽  
Agglutination Test ◽  
Latex Agglutination Test ◽  
Clinical Usefulness

scholarly journals Detection of Escherichia coli Antigens by a Latex Agglutination Test

1974 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 306-311
Author(s):  
K. Hechemy ◽  
R. W. Stevens ◽  
H. A. Gaafar
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Latex Agglutination ◽  
Agglutination Test ◽  
Latex Agglutination Test

The rise and fall of epidemic Neisseria meningitidis from a tertiary care hospital in Delhi, January 2005–June 2007

2008 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 222-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Surinder Kumar ◽  
Bineeta Kashyap ◽  
Preena Bhalla
Keyword(s):  
Neisseria Meningitidis ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Latex Agglutination ◽  
Meningococcal Meningitis ◽  
Agglutination Test ◽  
Latex Agglutination Test ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Gram Staining ◽  
Health Goals

Meningococcal meningitis is endemic in India. There has been a sudden surge of cases of meningococcal meningitis in 2005 in Delhi. Present study was undertaken to find out changing trends in incidence of this disease from a tertiary care hospital in New Delhi over a period of two and half years. All samples from suspected cases of meningococcal meningitis were subjected to Gram staining, culture and latex agglutination test for detection of Neisseria meningitidis ( N.meningitidis). Antimicrobial susceptibility of all isolates was performed using the disc diffusion test. 78.6%, 71.4% and 100% of the samples were positive for N.meningitidis by smear examination, culture and latex agglutination test respectively. Except for resistance to Penicillin and Erythromycin in 8.8% and 5.9%, the isolates were sensitive to the commonly used antibiotics. Using simple, rapid and reliable methods for diagnosis, defining risk factors and continuing surveillance remain important public health goals for the control of meningococcal disease.

scholarly journals Detection of Escherichia coli Antigens by a Latex Agglutination Test

1974 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 306-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Hechemy ◽  
R. W. Stevens ◽  
H. A. Gaafar
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Latex Agglutination ◽  
Agglutination Test ◽  
Latex Agglutination Test
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