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A technical improvement is described of the typhoid Vi agglutination test in which aceton-dried suspensions are used.
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We thank DrA. Felix for the revision of this paper.
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Scholtens, R.T., Cohen, H.H. & De Nooy, J.A. Acetone-dried typhoid bacteria as a stable antigen for the standardised Vi agglutination test. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 22, 21–23 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02538309
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