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[The development of a coagglutination reaction using staphylococcal peptidoglycan for the diagnosis of staphylococcal
Likars'Ka Sprava
|September 4, 1999
Abstract:
Our objective in this study was to develop and assess the diagnostic value of a coagglutination test with making use of peptidoglycane of Staphylococcus aureus in the identification of diseases of staphylococcal etiology. A total of 166 patients with diseases of staphylococcal etiology were examined. A test was elaborated of coagglutination with making use of peptidoglycane of Staphylococcus aureus for a differential identification of antibodies to peptidoglycan in healthy persons and patients with staphylococcosis.
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