title: [Increase in the sensitivity of the indirect hemagglutination reaction using polyethylene glycol].
abstract: The authors have examined the potentiality of polyethylene glycol (PEG) to improve the sensitivity of indirect hemagglutination test (IHAT) in studies of postvaccinal immunity to measles, diphtheria, and tetanus. Parallel studies of 170 blood sera in routine IHAT and in IHAT modification with PEG have demonstrated a marked (more than 6-fold) elevation of the test sensitivity (t = 7.11; p less than 0.001).
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Mekhtibeĭli
authors.forename: D Ia
authors.initials: DIa
authors.lastname: Kasimova
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Lialiakin
mesh_terms: D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D006801:Humans; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D011092:Polyethylene Glycols
vernacular_title: Povyshenie chuvstvitel'nosti reaktsii nepriamoĭ gemaggliutinatsii s pomoshch'iu poliétilenglikolia.