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*Used to differentiate [[Staphylococcus aureus]] from less pathogenic [[coagulase-negative staphylococci]] |
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*Tests for the ability of the organism to convert fibrinogen into fibrin (that is, to form a clot) |
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*'''Slide coagulase''' |
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**Checks for agglutination after a drop of plasma is combined with a suspension of the bacteria on a slide |
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**Positive if clumping is apparent within 10 seconds or less, and no clumping is observed in saline or water |
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**A few species of [[coagulase-negative staphylococci]] may be positive, including [[Staphylococcus lugdenensis]] and [[Staphylococcus intermedius]] |
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**[[Staphylococcus aureus]] is negative in 15% of tests, especially MRSA, so negative results need to be confirmed with tube coagulase |
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*'''Tube coagulase''' |
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**Mix a heavy inoculum of bacteria into a tube filled with rabbit plasma |
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**Positive if clot is formed within 4 hours when incubated at 37ºC |
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**A few species of [[Coagulase-negative staphylococci]] may be positive |
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Revision as of 22:19, 23 August 2020
- Used to differentiate Staphylococcus aureus from less pathogenic coagulase-negative staphylococci
- Tests for the ability of the organism to convert fibrinogen into fibrin (that is, to form a clot)
- Slide coagulase
- Checks for agglutination after a drop of plasma is combined with a suspension of the bacteria on a slide
- Positive if clumping is apparent within 10 seconds or less, and no clumping is observed in saline or water
- A few species of coagulase-negative staphylococci may be positive, including Staphylococcus lugdenensis and Staphylococcus intermedius
- Staphylococcus aureus is negative in 15% of tests, especially MRSA, so negative results need to be confirmed with tube coagulase
- Tube coagulase
- Mix a heavy inoculum of bacteria into a tube filled with rabbit plasma
- Positive if clot is formed within 4 hours when incubated at 37ºC
- A few species of Coagulase-negative staphylococci may be positive
References
- ^ Takashi Sasaki, Sae Tsubakishita, Yoshikazu Tanaka, Arihito Sakusabe, Masayuki Ohtsuka, Shintaro Hirotaki, Tetsuji Kawakami, Tsuneo Fukata, Keiichi Hiramatsu. Multiplex-PCR Method for Species Identification of Coagulase-Positive Staphylococci. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 2010;48(3):765-769. doi:10.1128/jcm.01232-09.
