| Francisella tularensis Antibodies, Total 0092305 Method: Agglutination |
Diagnose F. tularensis as agent of infection |
False positives or negatives may occur due to vaccinations, anamnestic responses, antibiotic therapy, autoagglutinins and a variety of other disease states Order only if ≥7 days post disease onset. Seroconversion indicated by a fourfold increase in titers during illness is considered diagnostic |
Cross-reactions may occur between Brucella, Yersinia or Rickettsia and F. tularensis antigens and antisera; parallel tests should be run with those antigens |