Method for the preservation of diagnostic sera for field and laboratory work.
Paper discs impregnated with antiserum, lyophilized, and stored at temperatures ranging from -21 to 33 C have yielded potent and specific reagents when rehydrated 370 days later. Applications are discussed.
D000372:Agglutination Tests; D002771:Cholera / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004356:Drug Storage; D005612:Freeze Drying; D006801:Humans; D007106:Immune Sera; D008722:Methods; D010209:Paper; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D013696:Temperature; D014733:Vibrio / Q000276:immunology
D007106:Immune Sera; D012965:Sodium Chloride