Weil–Felix test

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf diagnosis
gptkbp:basedOn cross-reactivity between Proteus antigens and rickettsial antibodies
gptkbp:detects antibodies against rickettsiae
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Arthur_Felix
Edmund Weil
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Weil–Felix test
gptkbp:introducedIn 1916
gptkbp:limitation low sensitivity
low specificity
gptkbp:method agglutination
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Arthur_Felix
Edmund Weil
gptkbp:notRecommendedFor gptkb:World_Health_Organization
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:ELISA
gptkb:immunofluorescence_assay
gptkbp:usedFor diagnosis of rickettsial infections
gptkbp:usesAntigens Proteus OX19
Proteus OX2
Proteus OXK
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Richard_Weil
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7