TY - JOUR T1 - Failure of the fluorescent antibody reaction to identify penicillinase-producing gonococci. JF - Journal of Clinical Pathology JO - J Clin Pathol SP - 215 LP - 218 DO - 10.1136/jcp.35.2.215 VL - 35 IS - 2 AU - S A Waitkins AU - R D Anderson Y1 - 1982/02/01 UR - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/35/2/215.abstract N2 - The fluorescent antibody test is now widely used to confirm the identity of Neisseria gonorrhoeae but may fail to identify penicillinase-producing strains (PPNG). This problem arises when conjugates are used that incorporate only gonococci that are not penicillinase-producers. We have shown that conjugates prepared from mixtures of PPNG and non-penicillinase producing gonococci give good fluorescent reactions. This difference in the reactions of PPNG strains is clearly related to their penicillinase-producing abilities, further study of the antigenic relation between penicillinase production and the antigenic structure of N gonorrhoeae is evidently required. ER -