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(for typhus and certain other rickettsial diseases) the blood serum of a patient with suspected rickettsial disease is tested against certain strains of Proteus vulgaris (OX-2, OX-19, OX-K).The agglutination reactions, based on antigens common to both organisms, determine the presence and type of rickettsial infection.Medical dictionary. 2011.
Weil-Felix test — The Weil Felix test is a test for the presence and type of rickettsial disease based on the agglutination of OX strains of Proteus vulgaris with suspected rickettsia in a patient s blood serum. It is a heterophile agglutinition reaction. The non… … Wikipedia
weil-felix test — noun see weil felix reaction … Useful english dictionary
Weil-Felix test (reaction) — Weil Fe·lix test (reaction) (vīlґ faґliks) [Edmund Weil, Austrian physician in Czechoslovakia, 1880–1922; Arthur Felix, Polish born bacteriologist in England, 1887–1956] see under test … Medical dictionary
weil-felix reaction — ˈvī(ə)lˈfāliks noun or weil felix test Usage: usually capitalized W&F Etymology: after Edmund Weil died 1922 and Arthur Felix died 1956 Austrian physicians : an agglutination test for various rickettsial infections (as typhus fever and scrub… … Useful english dictionary
Weil-Felix reaction — Weil Fe·lix reaction vī(ə)l fā liks n an agglutination test for various rickettsial infections (as typhus and tsutsugamushi disease) using particular strains of bacteria of the genus Proteus that have antigens in common with the rickettsiae to be … Medical dictionary
Weil-Felix reaction — a diagnostic test for typhus. A sample of the patient s serum is tested for the presence of antibodies against the organism Proteus vulgaris. Although this relatively harmless organism is not the cause of typhus, it possesses certain antigens in… … The new mediacal dictionary
Weil-Felix reaction — A test for the diagnosis of typhus and certain other rickettsial diseases. In this test, the blood serum of a patient with suspected rickettsial disease is tested against certain strains of Proteus vulgaris (OX 2, OX 19, OX K). The agglutination… … Dictionary of microbiology
test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… … Medical dictionary
Weil — Adolf, German physician, 1848–1916. See W. disease. Edmund, Austrian physician, 1880–1922. See W. Felix reaction, W. Felix test. Ludwig A., German dentist, 1849–1895. See W. basal layer, W. basal zone … Medical dictionary
Felix — Arthur, Polish bacteriologist, 1887–1956. See Weil F. reaction, Weil F. test … Medical dictionary
