staph latex kit - 100 tests

SUMMARY AND EXPLANATION Although most Staphylococcus species are common inhabitants of the skin and mucous membranes, certain species have been found frequently as etiological agents of a variety of human and animal infections. Superficial suppurative infections caused by S. aureus are the most common human staphylococcal infections. Food poisoning, septicemia, toxic shock syndrome and many other conditions also have been attributed to S. aureus. Rapid slide agglutination tests have been shown to be a reliable method for the identification of S. aureus in the routine bacteriological laboratory. PRINCIPLE OF THE TEST The Staph Latex Kit utilizes blue polystyrene latex particles that have been sensitized with fibrinogen and IgG. When Staphylococcal colonies which possess bound coagulase (clumping factor) and / or protein A are mixed with the latex reagent, the latex particles will agglutinate strongly within 20 seconds.