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. 1970 Jul;2(1):7–10. doi: 10.1128/iai.2.1.7-10.1970

Serum Neutralization Anti-IgG Test for Psittacosis

Thomas D Williams 1, Nicholas Hahon 1
PMCID: PMC415955  PMID: 16557803

Abstract

Levels of antibodies in sera from patients with diagnoses of subclinical or established psittacosis infections were determined by the serum neutralization anti-IgG test and by conventional tests. Relatively high levels of serum neutralizing anti-bodies were detected in tests in which anti-IgG was used, whereas conventional tests disclosed only marginal levels of antibody. Use of the serum neutralization anti-IgG test in conjunction with the fluorescent cell-counting technique permitted serum antibody determinations within 24 hr.

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