Alpha 2.0
Login Register
» Articles » PMID: 9534678

Preliminary Clinical Evaluation of Meningococcal Disease and Bacterial Meningitis by Ultrasonic Enhancement

Overview
Journal Arch Dis Child
Specialty Pediatrics
Date 1998 Apr 16
PMID 9534678
Citations 6
Authors
R A Barnes
P Jenkins
W T Coakley
Affiliations
Soon will be listed here.
Abstract

Antigen detection in the urine and serum may be useful in the diagnosis of suspected meningococcal disease, especially after previous antibiotic treatment. Current test card procedures using commercial agglutination kits are often too insensitive to contribute to diagnosis. Diagnosis of meningococcal disease rose from 37% with the test card procedure to 74% following ultrasonic enhancement.

Citing Articles

Overview of Brain-to-Gut Axis Exposed to Chronic CNS Bacterial Infection(s) and a Predictive Urinary Metabolic Profile of a Brain Infected by .

Isaiah S, Loots D, Solomons R, van der Kuip M, van Furth A, Mason S Front Neurosci. 2020; 14:296.

PMID: 32372900 PMC: 7186443. DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2020.00296.

A rapid ultrasound particle agglutination method for HIV antibody detection: Comparison with conventional rapid HIV tests.

Bystryak S, Ossina N J Virol Methods. 2017; 249:38-47.

PMID: 28843787 PMC: 5623126. DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2017.08.015.

Ultrasonic manipulation of yeast cells in suspension for absorption spectroscopy with an immersible mid-infrared fiberoptic probe.

Koch C, Brandstetter M, Lendl B, Radel S Ultrasound Med Biol. 2013; 39(6):1094-101.

PMID: 23562020 PMC: 3655382. DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2013.01.003.

Invasive meningococcal disease and latex agglutination test--is it still beneficial for diagnosis?.

Bronska E, Dzupova O, Krizova P, Kalmusova J, Maresova V Folia Microbiol (Praha). 2006; 50(5):453-6.

PMID: 16475507 DOI: 10.1007/BF02931429.

Diagnosis and treatment of bacterial meningitis.

El Bashir H, Laundy M, Booy R Arch Dis Child. 2003; 88(7):615-20.

PMID: 12818910 PMC: 1763168. DOI: 10.1136/adc.88.7.615.

References
1.
Boyer D, Gordon R, Baker T . Lack of clinical usefulness of a positive latex agglutination test for Neisseria meningitidis/Escherichia coli antigens in the urine. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1993; 12(9):779-80. DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199309000-00017. View
2.
Bhisitkul D, Hogan A, Tanz R . The role of bacterial antigen detection tests in the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis. Pediatr Emerg Care. 1994; 10(2):67-71. DOI: 10.1097/00006565-199404000-00001. View
3.
Grundy M, Moore K, Coakley W . Increased sensitivity of diagnostic latex agglutination tests in an ultrasonic standing wave field. J Immunol Methods. 1994; 176(2):169-77. DOI: 10.1016/0022-1759(94)90311-5. View
4.
Jenkins P, Barnes R, Coakley W . Detection of meningitis antigens in buffer and body fluids by ultrasound-enhanced particle agglutination. J Immunol Methods. 1997; 205(2):191-200. DOI: 10.1016/s0022-1759(97)00076-8. View
5.
Grundy M, Barnes R, Coakley W . Highly sensitive detection of fungal antigens by ultrasound-enhanced latex agglutination. J Med Vet Mycol. 1995; 33(3):201-3. DOI: 10.1080/02681219580000411. View