Tsalikis L, Flores-de-Jacoby L, Zafiropoulos G G, Pisanty S, Nisengard R
Zahn Mund Kieferheilkd Zentralbl. 1989;77(7):659-67.
Latex agglutination tests (LA) have been evaluated for identifying periodontal pathogens. This preliminary study compared LA tests with indirect immunofluorescence (IF) for the rapid identification of A. actinomycetemcomitans, B. gingivalis, and B. intermedius in clinical subgingival plaque samples. A total of 58 sites from 12 patients suffering from advanced periodontitis, exhibiting recent attachment loss were examined before and after initial periodontal treatment. The results of the two examinations were pooled and a total of 116 sites were statistically evaluated. The overall agreement between LA and IF was 75.8% for black pigmented Bacteroides (BPB) and 74.1% for Aa. These results demonstrate the feasibility of LA as a rapid, inexpensive, and reliable tool for monitoring periodontal disease offered to the general practitioner.
已对乳胶凝集试验（LA）用于鉴定牙周病原体进行了评估。这项初步研究将LA试验与间接免疫荧光法（IF）进行了比较，以快速鉴定临床龈下菌斑样本中的伴放线放线杆菌、牙龈卟啉单胞菌和中间普氏菌。对12例患有晚期牙周炎且近期有附着丧失的患者的58个部位在初始牙周治疗前后进行了检查。将两次检查的结果汇总，对总共116个部位进行了统计学评估。LA和IF之间对于黑色普氏菌（BPB）的总体一致性为75.8%，对于伴放线放线杆菌（Aa）为74.1%。这些结果证明了LA作为一种快速、廉价且可靠的工具用于为全科医生监测牙周疾病的可行性。
