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réaction de Bordet-Wassermann [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Bacterial Diseases
DEF

The complement-fixing reaction that occurs in a positive complement fixation test for syphilis using the serum of an infected individual.

OBS

The Wassermann test is the syphilis diagnostic test that is based on the Wassermann reaction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Maladies bactériennes
DEF

Réaction de fixation du complément appliquée autrefois au sérodiagnostic de la syphilis.

OBS

Les termes «réaction de Bordet-Wassermann» et «réaction de Wassermann» sont utilisés abusivement pour désigner le «test de Wassermann», qui est fondé sur la réaction de Bordet-Wassermann.

Spanish

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