[Detection of tularemia pathogens in patients with the use of an immunofluorescence reaction]. / Obnaruzhenie vozbuditelia tuliaremii u bol'nykh s pomoshch'iu reaktsii immunofliuorestsentsii.

For the first time three cases of the detection of Francisella tularensis, made by means of the direct immunofluorescence test in the fluid obtained from punctured buboes or in purulent matter taken from patients with the ulcerous bubonic form of tularemia, are presented. The simplicity of the test and its capacity of yielding rapid results make it possible to recommend this test, together with other diagnostic methods, for the clinical diagnosis of tularemia.

[Comparative study of the basic immunological reactions for assessing tularemia immunity in inoculated persons or those who have had the disease]. / Sravnitel'noe izuchenie osnovnykh immunologicheskikh reaktsii dlia otsenki immuniteta k tuliaremii u privitykh ili perebolevshikh lits.

In the comparative study of immunological tests used for the determination of immunity to tularemia in vaccinees the greatest number of persons with the positive reaction was detected by means of the tularine skin test. Former tularemia patients retained allergic skin reaction to this test irrespective of the time of the disease.