Abstract
The latex slide test (L.S.T.) has been shown to be simple to perform and easy to read. It gives results comparable with the more complicated serological procedures used in the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis.
In 603 cases the L.S.T. and differential agglutination test gave a high degree of correlation. There were only four discrepancies between the two tests. The L.S.T. is the more practicable for routine laboratory use.
The L.S.T. has been correlated with the duration, activity, and extent of rheumatoid arthritis, and also with the erythrocyte sedimentation rate, haemoglobin level, and radiographic appearances. The various serological tests are tabulated.
Full text
PDF
Selected References
These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.
- 1958 REVISION of diagnostic criteria for rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Rheum. 1959 Feb;2(1):16–20. doi: 10.1002/1529-0131(195902)2:1<16::aid-art1780020104>3.0.co;2-9. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- BALL J. Sheep cell agglutination test for rheumatoid arthritis; a clinico-pathological study. Ann Rheum Dis. 1952 Jun;11(2):97–111. doi: 10.1136/ard.11.2.97. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- BOZICEVICH J., BUNIM J. J., FREUND J., WARD S. B. Bentonite flocculation test for rheumatoid arthritis. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med. 1958 Jan;97(1):180–183. doi: 10.3181/00379727-97-23681. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- EPSTEIN W., JOHNSON A., RAGAN C. Observations on a precipitin reaction between serum of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and a preparation (Cohn fraction II) of human gamma globulin. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med. 1956 Feb;91(2):235–237. doi: 10.3181/00379727-91-22223. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- HALL A. P., MEDNIS A. D., BAYLES T. B. The latex agglutination and inhibition reactions; clinical experience in the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis. N Engl J Med. 1958 Apr 10;258(15):731–735. doi: 10.1056/NEJM195804102581503. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- HELLER G., JACOBSON A. S., KOLODNY M. H. A modification of the hemagglutination test for rheumatoid arthritis. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med. 1949 Nov;72(2):316–323. doi: 10.3181/00379727-72-17420. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- PLOTZ C. M., SINGER J. M. The latex fixation test. I. Application to the serologic diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis. Am J Med. 1956 Dec;21(6):888–892. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- RHEINS M. S., MCCOY F. W., BURRELL R. G., BUEHLER E. V. A modification of the latex-fixation test for the study of rheumatoid arthritis. J Lab Clin Med. 1957 Jul;50(1):113–118. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- THOMAS J. W., ROBINSON H. S., GOFTON J. P., STUCKEY M., LAMONT-HAVERS R. The latex fixation test in rheumatoid arthritis. Can Med Assoc J. 1957 Apr 15;76(8):621–623. [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- WALLER M. V., VAUGHAN J. H. Use of anti-Rh sera for demonstrating agglutination activating factor in rheumatoid arthritis. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med. 1956 May;92(1):198–200. doi: 10.3181/00379727-92-22426. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- WRIGHT V. Rheumatism and psoriasis: a re-evaluation. Am J Med. 1959 Sep;27:454–462. doi: 10.1016/0002-9343(59)90011-7. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- ZIFF M., BROWN P., LOSPALLUTO J., BADIN J., MCEWEN C. Agglutination and inhibition by serum globulin in the sensitized sheep cell agglutination reaction in rheumatoid arthritis. Am J Med. 1956 Apr;20(4):500–509. doi: 10.1016/0002-9343(56)90134-6. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]