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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 May 2009
A considerable degree of uniformity of results of the Wassermann test has been found among five pathologists.
Certain differences (chiefly in the case of weakly positive sera) have, however, been noted. Their main source lies in the use of different methods and not in any lack of personal ability or care on the part of the worker.
It is believed that the number of these could be greatly reduced by adopting a uniform method of performing the test and by standardising the details of the method.
The supply of a standard antigen and haemolysin to pathologists is recommended.
page 389 note 1 Bigger, . “The Standardisation of suspensions of Red Blood Cells for Wassermann Tests.” Lancet, 1921, II. 1369.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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