Evaluation of a commercial latex particle agglutination test for rapid diagnosis of Haemophilus influenzae type b infection.
Pediatrics
; 69(4): 466-71, 1982 Apr.
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em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-6978478
ABSTRACT
The effectiveness of a commercially available latex particle agglutination test (Bactogen) in the diagnosis of invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b infection was evaluated. Bactogen correctly diagnosed all 27 patients with bacteriologically proven H influenzae type b infection (sensitivity 100%). Two of 39 patients with proven, non-H influenzae type b infections had false-positive tests (specificity 95%). One of 103 sera and 0 of 55 urine specimens from hospitalized adults contained detectable H influenzae type b antigen. Bactogen is a sensitive, specific, commercially available test for rapid diagnosis of H influenzae type b infection.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Testes de Fixação do Látex
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Infecções por Haemophilus
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Evaluation_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pediatrics
Ano de publicação:
1982
Tipo de documento:
Article