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G C Klein

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Micro test for streptococcal anti-deoxyribonuclease B.

A methyl green decolorization micro test for the determination of streptococcal anti-deoxyribonuclease B titers in serum is described. The micro test was compared with an alcohol precipitation macro test on 112 human sera. The anti-deoxyribonuclease B titers agreed within one dilution step for 85.7% of the 112 sera examined by both techniques. Both tests were about equal in the detection of titers above the upper limits of normal. The micro test requires smaller amounts of reagents and fewer man-hours to perform than the macro test. This translates into lower cost per test and more tests per man-hour.

Antibodies↗

Effect of type of red blood cells on antistreptolysin O titer.

Antistreptolysin O (ASO) titers were determined on 117 human sera with rabbit, human, and sheep red blood cells (RBC) as the indicator system in the ASO tube test. The titers of 65% of the sera were one dilution step higher when a 5% suspension of sheep RBC was used instead of a 5% suspension of rabbit RBC. Titers were one dilution step higher in 42.7% of the sera when a 5% suspension of human RBC was used instead of a 5% suspension of rabbit RBC. The best comparability of titers was between a 5% suspension of human RBC and a 2.5% suspension of sheep RBC.

ABO Blood-Group System↗

Susceptibility of the Lyme disease spirochete to seven antimicrobial agents.

The antimicrobial susceptibility of five Lyme disease spirochete strains (two human and three tick isolates) was determined. A macrodilution broth technique was used to determine on three separate test occasions the minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of seven antibiotics. The Lyme disease spirochete was most susceptible to erythromycin with a MIC of less than or equal to 0.06 micrograms/ml. The spirochete was also found to be susceptible to minocycline, ampicillin, doxycycline, and tetracycline-HCL with respective mean MICs of less than or equal to 0.13, less than or equal to 0.25, less than or equal to 0.63, and less than or equal to 0.79 micrograms/ml. The spirochete was moderately susceptible to penicillin G with a mean MIC of 0.93 micrograms/ml. All strains were resistant to rifampin at the highest concentration tested (16.0 micrograms/ml).

Anti-Bacterial Agents↗