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J Clin Microbiol. 1988 July; 26(7): 1398-1399

Problems with rapid agglutination methods for identification of Staphylococcus aureus when Staphylococcus saprophyticus is being tested.

D B Gregson, D E Low, M Skulnick and A E Simor

Department of Microbiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

ABSTRACT

Six rapid agglutination tests for identification of Staphylococcus aureus were evaluated by using 62 strains of S. aureus, 63 strains of S. saprophyticus, and 67 strains of other coagulase-negative staphylococci. S. saprophyticus was responsible for 19 of 26 false-positive results and 20 uninterpretable reactions. Thus, urinary staphylococcal isolates that are positive by rapid agglutination tests may require other confirmatory tests for the identification of possible S. saprophyticus.

J Clin Microbiol. 1988 July; 26(7): 1398-1399






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