Latex-Leptospiral Agglutination Test
- 1 October 1958
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Frontiers Media SA in Experimental Biology and Medicine
- Vol. 99 (1) , 235-238
- https://doi.org/10.3181/00379727-99-24306
Abstract
The reaction of leptospiral antisera with an antigen composed of polystyrene latex particles and formalin-killed leptospirae provides the basis for a simple, macroscopic tube agglutination test for leptospirosis. The latex-leptospiral agglutination test compares favorably in sensitivity and specificity with standard agglutination-lysis and microscopic agglutination tests; it has the additional advantages of simplicity, rapidity of performance, and a stable, non-infectious antigen.Keywords
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