THE USE OF SEROLOGICAL-IMMUNOBIOLOGICAL METHODS IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF TYPHOID CARRIERSHIP

Abstract

The report ties in with previous findings which were obtained in immunological study of typhoid carriers. In this study significantly higher values were found of indicators of specific phagocytic activity of the blood (so-called phagocytic index-PI) and significantly lower values of the indicators of bactericidal activity of the sera (BA) toward S.typhi in vitro (so-called bactericidal index-BI) in typhoid carriers as compared to non-carriers with a typhoid anamnesis and persons without a typhoid anamnesis. On the basis of these findings and of further analysis of the material the use of determination of specific PI is recommended as well as BI as helpful tests in the diagnosis of typhoid carriership, following the agglutination tests for Vi, as well as hemagglutination test for Vi.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 18, 1964
Accession Number
AD0839561

Entities

People

  • D. Luzova
  • I. Odler
  • J. Karolcek
  • M. Draskovicova

Organizations

  • United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agglutination
  • Antibodies
  • Blood
  • Dilution
  • Films
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Hemagglutination Tests
  • Indicators
  • Infection
  • Materials
  • Microbiology
  • Saline Solution
  • Standards
  • Thin Films
  • Wound Infections

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Immunology and Pathology
  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Virology (or Medical Virology).