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Wassermann test

The Wassermann test or Wassermann reaction (WR) is an antibody test for syphilis, named after the bacteriologist August Paul von Wassermann, based on complement fixation. It was the first blood test for syphilis and the first in the nontreponemal test (NTT) category. Newer NTTs, such as the RPR and VDRL tests, have mostly replaced it. During the mid-20th…

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antibody test for syphilis
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Wassermann reaction

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Wassermann test

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Triples28
Avg. degree1.94
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related to Development and refinement · 18
Wassermann test → Albert Neisser, Bordet, Bordet-Gengou-Wassermann, Bordet-Wassermann, Gengou, Hinton, Indeed, Infectious Diseases, Julius Citron, Kahn, Kolmer, Replacement, Robert Koch Institute, RPR, The, The Wassermann, VDRL, Wassermann
related to Uncertainty · 5
Wassermann test → It, The, The Wassermann, Therefore, Wassermann
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Wassermann test → antibody test for syphilis
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Wassermann test → Wassermann reaction

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Wassermann testPurposeantibody test for syphilis1.00infobox
Wassermann testSynonymsWassermann reaction1.00infobox
the VDRL testinstance ofReplacement tests0.80text
the RPR testinstance ofReplacement tests0.80text
initially based on flocculation techniquesinstance ofReplacement tests0.80text
Wassermann testrelated to Development and refinementThe0.60section
Wassermann testrelated to Development and refinementWassermann0.60section
Wassermann testrelated to Development and refinementJulius Citron0.60section
Wassermann testrelated to Development and refinementAlbert Neisser0.60section
Wassermann testrelated to Development and refinementRobert Koch Institute0.60section
Wassermann testrelated to Development and refinementInfectious Diseases0.60section
Wassermann testrelated to Development and refinementBordet0.60section

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