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. 1963 Sep;16(5):457–458. doi: 10.1136/jcp.16.5.457

The clumping of Staphylococcus pyogenes by serum and fibrinogen-free plasmas

A E Brown ¹, A A Faruque ¹

PMCID: PMC480609 PMID: 14063333

Abstract

Fifty strains of Staphylococcus pyogenes were tested for `coagulase' by the slide method using plasma, serum, and plasmas rendered fibrinogen-free by various methods. It was found that the organisms were clumped by all these reagents. The significance of these findings is discussed.

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