- rickettsial agglutination reaction
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rickettsial agglutination reaction
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Weil-Felix reaction — A test for the diagnosis of typhus and certain other rickettsial diseases. In this test, the blood serum of a patient with suspected rickettsial disease is tested against certain strains of Proteus vulgaris (OX 2, OX 19, OX K). The agglutination… … Dictionary of microbiology
Weil-Felix reaction — Weil Fe·lix reaction vī(ə)l fā liks n an agglutination test for various rickettsial infections (as typhus and tsutsugamushi disease) using particular strains of bacteria of the genus Proteus that have antigens in common with the rickettsiae to be … Medical dictionary
weil-felix reaction — ˈvī(ə)lˈfāliks noun or weil felix test Usage: usually capitalized W&F Etymology: after Edmund Weil died 1922 and Arthur Felix died 1956 Austrian physicians : an agglutination test for various rickettsial infections (as typhus fever and scrub… … Useful english dictionary
test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… … Medical dictionary
Weil-Felix test — n WEIL FELIX REACTION * * * (for typhus and certain other rickettsial diseases) the blood serum of a patient with suspected rickettsial disease is tested against certain strains of Proteus vulgaris (OX 2, OX 19, OX K).The agglutination reactions … Medical dictionary
Weil-Felix test — The Weil Felix test is a test for the presence and type of rickettsial disease based on the agglutination of OX strains of Proteus vulgaris with suspected rickettsia in a patient s blood serum. It is a heterophile agglutinition reaction. The non… … Wikipedia
