TY - JOUR
T1 - Antigen detection in cerebrospinal fluid-Pros and cons
AU - Kaplan, Sheldon L.
PY - 1983/7/28
Y1 - 1983/7/28
N2 - Over the past decade, rapid diagnostic techniques for detection of bacterial polysaccharide antigens have been developed and successfully applied in the clinical setting. Currently, countercurrent immunoelectrophoresis, latex particle agglutination, and coagglutination are the techniques most used in microbiology laboratories. Enzyme immunoassays may become more practical in the future. Quantitation of antigen concentration in cerebrospinal fluid provides prognostic information at the time of admission. This review summarizes the advantages, disadvantages, and clinical applications of these techniques.
AB - Over the past decade, rapid diagnostic techniques for detection of bacterial polysaccharide antigens have been developed and successfully applied in the clinical setting. Currently, countercurrent immunoelectrophoresis, latex particle agglutination, and coagglutination are the techniques most used in microbiology laboratories. Enzyme immunoassays may become more practical in the future. Quantitation of antigen concentration in cerebrospinal fluid provides prognostic information at the time of admission. This review summarizes the advantages, disadvantages, and clinical applications of these techniques.
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U2 - 10.1016/0002-9343(83)90081-5
DO - 10.1016/0002-9343(83)90081-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 6410914
AN - SCOPUS:0020624432
SN - 0002-9343
VL - 75
SP - 109
EP - 118
JO - The American journal of medicine
JF - The American journal of medicine
IS - 1 PART 2
ER -