Evaluation of a fourth-generation latex agglutination test for the identification of Staphylococcus aureus

• Published in: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
• Main Authors: Andriesse, G. I., Elberts, S., Vrolijk, A., Verhulst, C., Kluytmans, J. A. J. W.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Springer-Verlag 2010
• Subjects: Article; Pasteur; DML
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3022149; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20941519; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-010-1080-2

In this study, we evaluated a fourth-generation agglutination assay (Staph Plus; DiaMondiaL[DML]) for the rapid identification of Staphylococcus aureus. First, comparison with three third-generation assays (Slidex Staph Plus, bioMérieux; Staphaurex Plus, Murex Diagnostics; Pastorex Staph-Plus, Sanof...