Monday, August 12, 2013

Coagulase Test

fibrin

*Types of Coagulase:
**Bound coagulase: clumping factor
***Reacts with fibrinogen
**Free coagulase: clotting factor
***Reacts with Coagulase Reacting Factor (CRF)
*No clumping – Coagulase Negative
*Clumping – Coagulase Positive

===Results:===
*Coagulase Positive
**[[Staphylococcus aureus]]
*Coagulase Negative
**[[Staphylococcus epidermitis]]

==Links:== http://www.hpa-standardmethods.org.uk/documents/bsopTP/pdf/bsoptp10.pdf ]]>