Francisella Tularensis Antigens - 240939 - 1 Each - MDL-BDD240939

BD Difco BBL Francisella Tularensis AntiserumTRUE

• Febrile Antigens are used in agglutination tests as an aid in the diagnosis of certain febrile diseases such as tularemia
• The patient's serum is tested directly for homologous antibodies by either a slide or tube agglutination test
• These tests are qualitative and semi-quantitative
• The rapid slide test is used primarily as a screening procedure especially useful when large numbers of sera must be examined
• The tube test should be used to confirm positive results obtained by the slide test
• Francisella Tularensis Control Antiserum is used in agglutination tests in conjunction with the Febrile Antigen as a positive control