Improvement of the indirect hemagglutination test for the detection of antibodies to Streptococcus pyogenes

An indirect hemagglutination test for a seroepidemiological survey of Streptococcus pyogenes infection was standardized. This is an improved modification of the indirect hemagglutination test which utilizes an unstable reagent prepared with fresh blood cells. Two types of bacterial antigens represen...

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Main Authors: G. Rubinsky-Elefant, S. Hoshino-Shimizu, E.M. Mamizuka, M.M.R. Asciutti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 1998-08-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1998000800008