Like many laboratory technics for the confirmation of systemic lupus the nucleoprotein complement-fixation test is not entirely specific. However, it is reasonably sensitive, with the uncovering ...

In 1959 Roach, Rosenberg and Ichelson 13 stated that they had developed a complement-fixation test, using protein fractions of the Ichelson organism. Their results indicated that this test gave 77 ...

Precipitation tests are VDRL test, complement fixation test, ELISA test, the fluorescent antibody test, etc. Serologic tests can be used to diagnose various bacterial, viral and other infections ...

NORMAL guinea pig serum is the most common source of complement for the complement-fixation test, and may be used fresh or, more commonly, preserved either by freeze-drying or by Richardson's ...

A complement blood test checks for autoimmune diseases or other issues with your immune system. Your doctor might test you if you have a family history of certain conditions, such as rheumatoid ...

Citrate blood was taken from 18 healthy volunteers by brachial vein puncture and anti-adenoviral antibody titers were determined by ELISA, complement fixation test (CBR) and neutralizing assay.

452-473 (22 pages) In serums of rabbits immunized with various acid-fast bacteria there is present a complement-fixing antibody which ... immune serum with the different antigens in the fixation test, ...