complement-fixation test
a test for diagnosing an infectious disease by detecting the presence of antibody in the blood, based on the fixing of a known quantity of complement to the antigen being tested and the specific antibody that combines with it. Abbreviation: CFT
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At a later period, however, the complement fixation test is almost invariably positive.
Commercialized Prostitution in New York City | George Jackson KneelandThe complement fixation test is like a Wassermann reaction, but the antigen should be polyvalent.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation | Austin O'MalleyConsequently what is sought in the complement-fixation test is a specific amboceptor.
The Fundamentals of Bacteriology | Charles Bradfield MorreyThe Committee made inquiries from competent witnesses as to the present position of the complement fixation test in gonorrhœa.
Venereal Diseases in New Zealand (1922) | Committee Of The Board Of Health
British Dictionary definitions for complement fixation test
med a serological test for detecting the presence of a specific antibody or antigen, used in the diagnosis of syphilis, etc
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