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A standardized wassermann screening test, which may be carried out in one tube

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A very simple one or two tube screening Wassermann test without preliminary complement and hemolytic antibody titrations can be carried out by using standardized test reagents. As reagents are used: a. Complement conserved according toRichardson; b. Sheep cells conserved in modified Alsever solution standardized colorimetrically to 2% red cell suspension; c. Hemolytic antibody prepared according to the prescriptions of the New York State Department of Health in a dilution giving maximal sensitization of the red cell.

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  1. Laboratory for Bacteriology and Serology, State University, Groningen

    H. H. Cohen, A. E. Beute, A. Pondman, Miss H. Polman & Miss E. v. Berkum

  2. Municipal diagnostic Laboratory for Bacteriology and Serology, Groningen

    H. H. Cohen, A. E. Beute, A. Pondman, Miss H. Polman & Miss E. v. Berkum

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Cohen, H.H., Beute, A.E., Pondman, A. et al. A standardized wassermann screening test, which may be carried out in one tube. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 19, 267–274 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02594853

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