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. 1984 Sep;20(3):592–593. doi: 10.1128/jcm.20.3.592-593.1984

Evaluation of the Pneumoslide latex agglutination test for identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae.

S K Smith, J A Washington 2nd
PMCID: PMC271382  PMID: 6490842

Abstract

The Pneumoslide latex agglutination tests was evaluated with 106 strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae and 56 strains representing seven species of viridans streptococci. The Pneumoslide test gave one false-positive and one false-negative reaction. Testing of isolated colonies for solubility in 10% sodium deoxycholate was as accurate but was simpler and less expensive to perform.

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