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The use of the conglutinating complement fixation test in the diagnosis of human brucellosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

I. D. Farrell ,
P. M. Hinchliffe  and
L. Robertson
I. D. Farrell
Affiliation:
Public Health Laboratory, Royal Infirmary, Meadow Street, Preston PR 1 6 PS
P. M. Hinchliffe
Affiliation:
Public Health Laboratory, Royal Infirmary, Meadow Street, Preston PR 1 6 PS
L. Robertson
Affiliation:
Public Health Laboratory, Royal Infirmary, Meadow Street, Preston PR 1 6 PS
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The conglutinating complement fixation test was compared with the haemolytic complement fixation test for the detection of brucella antibodies in human sera. Conglutinating-complement-fixation antibodies were detectable during the early stages of acute brucellosis and persisted for approximately 1 year after the infection.

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Research Article
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Journal of Hygiene , Volume 74 , Issue 1 , February 1975 , pp. 29 - 33
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1975

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