CAMP Test

 

                                                               Streptococcus Agalactiae 

S. agalactiae is the only species that has the group B antigen. This organism was first recognized as a cause of puerperal sepsis. Although this disease is now relatively uncommon, S. agalactiae has become better known as an important cause of septicemia, pneumonia, and meningitis in newborn children, as well as a cause of serious disease in adults. CAMP -it is an acronym for "Christie,Atkins,Munch-Petersen", for the three researchers who discovered the phenomenon. The CAMP testis a test to identify Group B β-hemolytic streptococci based on their formation of a substance (CAMP factor) that enlarges the area of hemolysis formed by β-hemolysin from Staphylococcus aureus. It can be used to identify Streptococcus agalactiae(GBS)

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                                                          "Christie,Atkins,Munch-Petersen

CAMP Test

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