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Weil-Felix test
Weil-Felix test[′vīl ′fā·liks ‚test] (immunology) An agglutination test for various rickettsial infections based on production of nonspecific agglutinins in the blood of infected patients, and using various strains of Proteus vulgaris as antigen. Weil-Felix test
Weil-Fe·lix test (vīl fā'liks), a test for the presence and type of rickettsial disease based on the agglutination of X-strains of Proteus vulgaris with the suspected Rickettsia in a patient's blood serum. Synonym(s): Weil-Felix reactionWeil-Fe·lix test , Weil-Felix reaction (vīl-fā'liks test, rē-ak'shŭn) A test for the presence and type of rickettsial disease based on the agglutination of X-strains of Proteus vulgaris by rickettsiae in a patient's serum. Weil-Felix reaction, Weil-Felix test (vīl-fā′lĭks) [Edmund Weil, Austrian bacteriologist, 1880–1922; Arthur Felix, Ger. bacteriologist, 1887–1956] The agglutination of certain Proteus organisms caused by the development of Proteus antibodies in certain rickettsial diseases.Felix, Arthur, Polish bacteriologist, 1887-1956. Weil-Felix reaction - Synonym(s): Weil-Felix testWeil-Felix test - see under Weil, Edmund
Weil, Edmund, Austrian physician, 1880-1922. Weil-Felix reaction - Synonym(s): Weil-Felix testWeil-Felix test - for the presence and type of rickettsial disease. Synonym(s): Weil-Felix reaction |