Use Meningococcus Agglutinating Sera for presumptive identification of Neisseria meningitidis grown on culture media.
Simple, easy-to-use testsIdentifies major groups of Neisseria meningitidis serotypesProvides accurate, reliable and rapid resultsSerological tests are based on the fact that antibodies in serum, produced in response to exposure to bacterial antigens, will agglutinate with bacteria carrying homologous antigens.
Serological tests are intended for screening purposes and should augment, not replace, culture procedures.
The monovalent meningococcus agglutinating sera are suitable for use in slide agglutination tests. An alternative method of typing, counter immunoelectroophoresis is also described in literature1,2,3,4. The polyvalent agglutinating sera are for slide use only.
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For In Vitro Diagnostic Use.
1.Grados, O. and Ewing, W.H. (1970). Antigenic relationship between Escherichia coli and Neisseria meningitidis. J. Infect. Dis., 122, 100.
2. Myerowitz, R.L., Gordon, R.E. et al. (1973). Polysaccharides of the genus Bacillus cross-reactive with the capsular polysaccharides of Diplococcus pneumoniae type III, Haemophilus influenzae type b, and Neisseria meningitidis group A. Infect. Immun., 8, 896.
3. Robbins, J.B., Myerowitz, R.L. et al. (1972). Enteric bacteria cross reactive with Neisseria meningitidis groups A and C and Diplococcus pneumoniae types I and III. Infect. Immun., 6, 651.
4. Tobin, B.M. and Jones, D.M. (1972). Immunoelectroosmophoresis in the diagnosis of meningococcal infections. J. Clin. Path., 15, 583.