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agglutination titer

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titer /ti·ter/ (ti´ter) the quantity of a substance required to react with or to correspond to a given amount of another substance.
agglutination titer  the highest dilution of a serum which causes clumping of microorganisms or other particulate antigens.

agglutination titer,
the highest dilution of a serum that will produce clumping of cells or particulate antigens. It is a measure of the concentration of specific antibodies in the serum.

titer
the quantity of a substance required to react with or to correspond to a given amount of another substance.

agglutination titer
the highest dilution of a serum which causes clumping of microorganisms or other particulate antigens.


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A result is positive when there is a four-fold increase in tularemia agglutination titers or when there is a single titer of 1:160 or greater.
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A co-worker of laboratory worker 1 had an initial agglutination titer of 1:40 (indeterminate) and 1 month later had a repeat titer of <1:20; she denied having symptoms.
 
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