Thermo Scientific™ Wellcogen™ Streptococcus pneumoniae Rapid Latex Agglutination Test, Wellcogen S. pneumoniae Kit

Description

• Wellcogen™ S
• pneumoniae is a rapid latex test for use in the qualitative detection of capsular antigen from Streptococcus pneumoniae (Pneumococcus), present in body fluids as a consequence of infection or in blood cultures
• NOTE: Tests performed directly on clinical specimens are intended for screening purposes and should augment, not replace, culture procedures
• Results must be used in conjunction with other data; e.g
• symptoms, results of other tests, clinical impressions etc
• Use this rapid latex test in the qualitative detection of capsular antigen from Streptococcus pneumoniae (Pneumococcus) present in body fluids, as a consequence of infection, or in blood cultures
• The reagent consists of polystyrene latex particles which have been coated with antibodies purified from an omnivalent serum which reacts with all the recognised serological types of pneumococci
• These latex particles agglutinate in the presence of sufficient homologous antigen
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