ABSTRACT
The effectiveness of Leptospira antigenic erythrocyte diagnosticum increases 4- to 8-fold due to the preliminary activation of erythrocytes and Boivin's antigen with 0.001-0.002 M solution of potassium periodate. ELISA with the use of conjugate based on antiglobulin serum and catalase is twice as sensitive as ELISA with conjugate on the basis of penicillinase, 3 times as sensitive as ELISA with conjugate on the basis of Leptospira hyperimmune serum and catalase and 10-20 times as sensitive as the passive hemagglutination test and the microagglutination and lysis test.
Subject(s)
Horse Diseases/diagnosis , Leptospirosis/diagnosis , Leptospirosis/veterinary , Swine Diseases/diagnosis , Animals , Antibodies, Bacterial/blood , Evaluation Studies as Topic , Horses , Humans , Immunologic Tests/methods , Immunologic Tests/statistics & numerical data , Leptospira/immunology , Meat-Packing Industry , Occupational Diseases/diagnosis , Sensitivity and Specificity , SwineABSTRACT
A simple and sensitive method for rapid detection of an antigen is offered. 0.025 ml of antiserum is placed on the slide, 0.025 ml of clarified extract containing the antigen added, and then 0.025 ml of intact 20.10(6) suspension of Kowan 1 Staphylococcus strain is added. When antigen-antibody complex is forming, staphylococcal cell aggregation starts. A staphylococcal reagent, manufactured by the Pasteur Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology in Leningrad, may be employed, this making the method more available. The indication sensitivity is 0.2-1.25 mln cells per ml, this value depending on the bacterial species.
