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Published on: February 4, 2012
The value of complement fixation and haemagglutination inhibition tests in the diagnosis of influenza A
Acta Virologica
|February 1, 1976
Abstract:
Antibody response of 133 influenza A patients from three outbreaks since 1972-73 was analyzed by complement fixation (CF) and haemagglutination inhibition (HI) methods. During the first outbreak, a significant response was more often measured by CF than by HI. During the last outbreak HI appeared more useful than CF for routine serological diagnosis; 23% of cases verified by HI were missed by CF. The poor response of CF antibodies was associated with the high level of pre-infection antibodies.

