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Capsular Serotyping of Streptococcus pneumoniae by Latex Agglutination
Published on: September 25, 2014
THE PRECIPITIN REACTION OF ANTIPNEUMOCOCCUS SERA : II. THE RATIO OF PRECIPITIN TO PROTECTIVE ANTIBODY
M Friedlander1, H Sobotka, E J Banzhaf
1Department of Bacteriology, New York University and Bellevue Medical College, and the Research Laboratory, Department of Health, New York.
Abstract:
The precipitin indices for a number of monovalent and polyvalent antipneumococcus sera were determined under known conditions, and found to vary as did the number of protective units. The ratio precipitin index/protective units in monovalent sera was found to lie between 2.8 and 4.8 for Type I and to be about ten times greater for Type III. Lower values were found in polyvalent horses and when mixing heterologous monovalent sera with each other. The influence of the duration of treatment upon the quotient was studied. Several refined and concentrated preparations showed a relative increase in precipitin activity.
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