Bacterial antigen detection in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with meningitis
This study compared the sensitivity and specificity of four test systems in detecting Haemophilus influenzae type b, Neisseria meningitidis , Streptococcus pneumoniae , and gram-negative organisms in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), versus culture. The tests used on CSF from 155 patients with meningitis w...
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Published in | Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease Vol. 3; no. 5; pp. 373 - 379 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
New York, NY
Elsevier Inc
01.01.1985
Elsevier |
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Summary: | This study compared the sensitivity and specificity of four test systems in detecting
Haemophilus
influenzae
type b,
Neisseria
meningitidis
,
Streptococcus
pneumoniae
, and gram-negative organisms in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), versus culture. The tests used on CSF from 155 patients with meningitis were the Phadebact coagglutination (CoA) test, the Directigen latex agglutination (LA) test, counterimmunoelectrophoresis (CIE), and the Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) test. The sensitivity for patients with bacterial meningitis was 78% (
18
23
) for LA, 78% (
25
32
) for CoA, and 67% (
18
27
) for CIE for detection of
H.
influenzae
type b; 71% (
10
14
) for CoA, 100% (
6
6
) for LA, and 50% (
6
13
) for CIE in detecting
S.
pneumoniae
; and 33% (
1
3
) for LA and 50% (
2
4
) for CIE in detecting
N.
meningitidis
. LAL had a sensitivity of 77% (
37
48
) in detecting CSF gram-negative endotoxin. The specificities of those with bacterial meningitis for
H.
influenzae
,
S.
pneumoniae
, and
N.
meningitidis
tested by LA were, respectively, 100% (
35
35
), 96% (
50
52
), and 100% (
54
54
); for
H.
influenzae
and
S.
pneumoniae
using CoA 97% (
62
64
) and 96% (
80
83
); for
H.
influenzae
,
S.
pneumoniae
, and
N.
meningitidis
using CIE 67% (
18
27
), 50% (
6
12
), and 50% (
2
4
). The specificity of LAL was 86% (
38
44
). The detection of bacterial antigen from CSF in patients with meningitis by commercial agglutination tests is more sensitive than CIE and is highly specific. |
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ISSN: | 0732-8893 1879-0070 |
DOI: | 10.1016/0732-8893(85)90075-6 |