Comparison of two column agglutination tests for red blood cell antibody testing. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 BackgroundSeveral sensitive methods are available for red blood cell (RBC) antibody screening. Among these, gel and glass card systems have demonstrated comparably good performance in retrospective studies and are widely used in routine patient ...
Jonas Sawierucha +5 more
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A comparison of three column agglutination tests for red blood cell alloantibody identification [PDF]
BMC Research Notes, 2020 Objective Commercial kits of column tests for pre-transfusion testing have progressively replaced conventional tube tests in most laboratories. Aim of this study was to compare three commercial test cell panels for the identification of irregular red ...
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Letter regarding “Effect of dilution of canine blood samples on the specificity of saline agglutination tests for immune‐mediated hemolysis,” original and modified saline agglutination tests vs direct Coombs’ tests [PDF]
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2021 Urs Giger
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Diagnostic Value of Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing for Suspected Native Spinal Brucella Infection: A Multicenter Study [PDF]
NeurospineObjective The aim is to study the diagnostic positive rates of metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS), microbial culture, and serologic testing in suspected native spinal brucellosis, and to evaluate the clinical value of their combined ...
Zhaohui Li +22 more
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Rapid tests as a practical alternative to slide agglutination for the confirmation of V. cholerae O1 [PDF]
Journal of Clinical MicrobiologySlide agglutination for serogroup and/or serotype identification is a crucial step for confirming cholera by culture. Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are typically used directly on stool but are not considered sufficient for cholera confirmation.
Piyash Bhattacharjee +12 more
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Mycobacterial Agglutination-Inhibition Test [PDF]
Applied Microbiology, 1972 The mycobacterial agglutination-inhibition test (MAIT) is described as a modification of the mycobacterial agglutination of Schaefer (MATS). It is an organized assemblage of absorption and agglutination tests which is especially useful in the identification of Mycobacterium avium isolates ...
W D, Richards, W G, Eacret
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Evaluation of Different Serologic Laboratory Tests Used For Diagnosis of Brucella Antibodies among Patients in Azadi Teaching Hospital in Kirkuk City [PDF]
Kirkuk Journal of Science, 2010 Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease, endemic in Iraq, and transmitted through dairy products. Several serological tests have already been used for Brucella infection diagnosis.
Ali H. Mohammad Ameen +1 more
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SOME STUDIES ON BRUCELLOSIS IN CAMELS [PDF]
Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal, 1990 In this study, 780 camels were subjected to different serodiagnostic tests for brucellosis. These tests include tube agglutination, complement fixation, mercaptoethanol and Rose Bengal plate tests.
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Usefulness of the l‐type Wako Helicobacter pylori antibody J test
JGH Open, 2021 Background and Aim Helicobacter pylori antibody levels in the blood are currently measured using an ELISA. In April 2016, FUJIFILM Wako Pure Chemical Corporation launched the “l‐type Wako Helicobacter pylori antibody J" test, which is based on the latex ...
Yoshitaka Tokai +11 more
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Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2012 Introduction: Diagnosis of brucellosis in Syria is based on the presence of compatible symptoms in addition to positive agglutination results. This study investigated the potential of culture, ELISA and real-time PCR to support the diagnosis in different
Yara Alsayed, Fawza Monem
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