The slide coagulase test is a rapid screening test for the production of:

a. clumping factor.
b. free coagulase.
c. extracellular coagulase.
d. catalase.


A
The rapid slide test is a screening test for one form of coagulase produced by S. aureus that is positive for 90% of all isolates of this organism.

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