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. 1961 Mar;14(2):161-3.
doi: 10.1136/jcp.14.2.161.

A haemagglutination test for anti-Panton-Valentine leucocidin in serum: an interim report on 200 cases

A G TOWERS

A haemagglutination test for anti-Panton-Valentine leucocidin in serum: an interim report on 200 cases

A G TOWERS. J Clin Pathol. 1961 Mar.

Abstract

The test is an application of the method originally described by Boyden (1951) and adapted by Stavitsky and Arquilla (1958). Sera which contain anti-Panton-Valentine leucocidin agglutinate the prepared red cells, often to a very high dilution, and this has provided a useful serological test for the diagnosis of staphylococcal disease in orthopaedic lesions. The test is quicker as a routine investigation than the bioscopic method previously described by Towers and Gladstone (1958).

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