Latex agglutination test: an adjunct to the laboratory diagnosis of pyogenic bacterial meningitis.

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dc.contributor.authorMirdha, B Ren_US
dc.contributor.authorGupta, Uen_US
dc.contributor.authorBhujwala, R Aen_US
dc.date.accessioned1991-07-01en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-30T12:15:13Z
dc.date.available1991-07-01en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-30T12:15:13Z
dc.date.issued1991-07-01en_US
dc.description.abstractGram stain, culture and latex agglutination test (LAT) of cerebrospinal fluid were performed in 50 patients clinically diagnosed as suffering from pyogenic bacterial meningitis. Using all the three techniques, an aetiological diagnosis was made in 27 (54%). Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae and H. influenzae were the infecting organisms in 21 cases (44%). There were 12 additional cases in which LAT was the only clue to the diagnosis as compared to conventional techniques. Propionibacterium acnes was isolated from one case of anaerobic meningitis. It is concluded that LAT is an adjunct to conventional techniques in the diagnosis of pyogenic bacterial meningitis, where the latter tests fail.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMirdha BR, Gupta U, Bhujwala RA. Latex agglutination test: an adjunct to the laboratory diagnosis of pyogenic bacterial meningitis. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 1991 Jul-Aug; 58(4): 521-4en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/80499
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://medind.nic.in/icb/icbai.shtmlen_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschoolen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIndiaen_US
dc.subject.meshInfanten_US
dc.subject.meshLatex Fixation Testsen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMeningitis, Bacterial --diagnosisen_US
dc.subject.meshMeningitis, Meningococcal --diagnosisen_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.subject.meshNeisseria meningitidisen_US
dc.titleLatex agglutination test: an adjunct to the laboratory diagnosis of pyogenic bacterial meningitis.en_US
dc.typeComparative Studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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