Weil-Felix test

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Weil-Fe·lix test (v

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A test to determine infection with a species of Rickettsia in which certain strains of Proteus vulgaris are agglutinated when combined with the serum of infected individuals. Also called Weil-Felix reaction.

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Rocky Mountain spotted fever scrub typhus spotted fever test			Twenty-eight of 51 serum samples had titers 80-320 to Proteus OXK antigen on Weil-Felix test, of which only 13 had titers on MIF. Scrub typhus in Himalayas by Raoult, Didier / Emerging Infectious Diseases Weil-Felix tests on day 12 showed the serum to be positive for Proteus vulgaris OX19 (titer 160); tests for P vulgaris OX2 and OXK were negative (titer of 10 for both). Murine typhus from Vietnam, imported into Japan by Uchiyama, Tsuneo / Emerging Infectious Diseases The Weil-Felix test is useful for preliminary screening of rickettsiosis; however, the reaction could indicate epidemic typhus or spotted fever in some cases. Reemerging murine typhus, Japan by Uchiyama, Tsuneo / Emerging Infectious Diseases			Weight Lifter’s Back Weight Lifter’s Headache Weight Lifting Belt weight loss weight loss behavior Weight Loss Drugs weight maintenance behavior weight management weight per volume solution weight reduction assistance weight traction weight training Weight Training Belt Weight Watchers weight-bearing weight-lifter's headache weight-reduction diet weight/volume measurement weight: body mass Weightlessness weightlifter's headache weightlifting weights and measures Weil's disease Weil's syndrome Weil-Felix test Weill-Marchesani syndrome Weimaraner Weinberg pen weir vine Weismann Weiss' sign Weitbrecht's foramen Weitlaner retractor Welch Welch bacillus Weld Welding Welding Body welding fumes inhalation welfare well well baby care well baby clinic well baby visit well ribbed-up well waters well-being Well-Being at Work or in Daily Routine Scale well-developed, well-nourished well-differentiated lymphocytic lymphoma			Weihnachtsstollen WEII Weijing Weijing Weijing WEIK Weil Weil Weil Weil disease Weil disease Weil disease Weil syndrome Weil syndrome Weil syndrome Weil's disease Weil's disease Weil's disease Weil's disease Weil's syndrome Weil's syndrome Weil's syndrome Weil, Simone Weil, Simone Weil-Felix Weil-Felix reaction Weil-Felix reaction Weil-Felix reaction Weil-Felix reaction Weil-Felix reaction Weil-Felix test Weil-Vasilev Disease Weiland effect Weiland Financial Group, Inc. Weilen Weilen Weiler Hospital of Albert Einstein College of Medicine Weill Weill Weill Bugando University College of Health Sciences Weill Cornell Medical Center Weill Cornell Medical College Weill Cornell Medical Library Weill Felix test Weill Felix test Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University Weill Medical College Weill Medical College of Cornell University Weill Music Institute Weill, Kurt Weill, Kurt Weill, Sanford I. Weill-Felix test Weill-Felix test Weill-Marchesani Syndrome Weill-Marchesani Syndrome Weils Disease Weils Disease Weils Disease Weiman republic Weiman republic

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