Serological test for syphilis
AssigneeResearch Corporation
InventorRoy W. Stevens
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Abstract
Serological method of testing for Treponema pallidum antibodies in human serum which is diluted with physiological saline to a dilution of from 1:20 to 1:100 by incubating the diluted serum with a lysate of T. pallidum adsorbed on an inert adsorbent and detecting an antigen-antibody conjugate when antibodies are present.
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A serological method for determining the presence of Treponema pallidum antibodies in human serum which comprises diluting the serum to be tested in physiological saline solution to a dilution of from 1:20 to 1:100, and thereafter incubating the diluted serum with a lysate of Treponema pallidum adsorbed on an inert adsorbent to form an antigen-antibody conjugate when said antibodies are present, and detecting the presence of said conjugate.
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