Serological Tests for Staphylococcal Infection
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Serological tests for staphylococcal infection.
The need for a reliable serological test for occult staphylococcal infection has long been evident, especially for the diagnosis of lesions of the spine and hip. Earlier reports on the use of the anti-a-haemolysin (Lack and Shelswell, 1955; Lack, 1957), and anti-leucocidin tests (Towers and Gladstone, 1958; Towers, 1961) have placed us in a position to compare the value of these two tests; anti...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1962
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.2.5314.1227