Febrile Antigens Flashcards
A standard panel of serologic antigen s used in screening patients with unexplained fever
Febrile antigens
Group of minobial infections characterized by fever and the production of antibodies known as
Febrile agglutinins
Group of microbial infections characterized by fever and the production of antibodies known as febrile agglutinius
Febrile diseases
Brucellosis caused by the bacteria
Brucella abortus
Paratyphoid Fever caused by
Salmonella paratyphi
Rocky Mountain spotted fever caused by
Rickettsial
Tularemia which is caused by
Francisella tularensis
Q fever which is caused by
Rickettsiae
Detectable in blood after 7 days
Flagellar antigen H
From onset of infection
Somatic antigen O
Facilitates quantitative estimation of antibodies
Widal Test
Salmonella antigens in human serum by side
Tube agglutination test
Widal Test
An agglutination test which detects the presence of serum agglutinins ( H and O) in patients serum with typhoid a paratyphoid fever
Widal Test
Who developed the Widal test
Ferdinand Widal in 1896
What bacteria caused paratyphoid fever?
Salmonella Paratyphi A and B