A commercial-latex agglutination (LA) assay (Rubascan®, Hynson, Westcott and Dunning, Baltimore, Md) performed on undiluted serum may be more sensitive than is the standard hemagglutination-inhibition ...
This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Growth agglutination and growth inhibition tests were established for the diagnosis of Brucella abortus infection. The former involves the ...
Rotavirus is an important cause of childhood gastroenteritis resulting in dehydration, hospital admission and nosocomial infections. False negative antigen tests may lead to further unnecessary ...
From the Pathology Laboratories of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Read before the Boston Pathological Society, May 7, 1934. Van Ravenswaay, A. C. — Assistant in Medicine, Washington University ...
Immunologic tests, on the other hand, are simple to perform, generate immediate results, and should be useful for prevalence studies because of the homogeneity of the method. The objective of this ...
Read before the Laboratory Section of the International Milk Dealers Association, 22nd Annual Convention, Toronto, October, 1929. Hardenbergh — Director of Laboratories, Walker-Gordon Laboratory ...
Antigens are substances that induce an immune response. They can be microorganisms (bacteria, viruses, and fungi), toxins, foreign blood cells pollen, or some chemicals. They are perceived as being ...