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agglutination test

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Noun1.agglutination testagglutination test - a blood test used to identify unknown antigens; blood with the unknown antigen is mixed with a known antibody and whether or not agglutination occurs helps to identify the antigen; used in tissue matching and blood grouping and diagnosis of infections
heterophil test - a blood test to detect heterophil antibodies that agglutinate sheep red blood cells; positive result indicates infectious mononucleosis
Widal test, Widal's test - a test for detecting typhoid fever and other salmonella infections
blood test - a serologic analysis of a sample of blood


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Serogrouping was conducted by using a latex agglutination test (Pro-Lab Diagnostics, Wirral, UK).
Invasive Group B streptococcal infection in infants, Malawi by Graham, Stephen M. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
The accuracy of the NOW(R) Streptococcus pneumoniae Antigen Test significantly exceeds that of other rapid technologies, such as the latex agglutination test.
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Microscopic agglutination test (MAT) was performed at the World Health Organization (WHO)/United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)/World Animal Health Organisation (OIE) Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Leptospirosis, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (4).
Clinical diagnosis and geographic distribution of leptospirosis, ... by Peacock, Sharon P. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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