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DURING the past few years the fluorescent antibody procedure has been applied with increasing success in the demonstration of microbial antigens. Naturally occurring cases of leptospirosis, venereal infections, influenza, rabies, and other diseases have been diagnosed1 and further investigations will undoubtedly extend the application of this new diagnostic tool.
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MAESTRONE, G. Demonstration of Leptospiral and Viral Antigens in Formalin-fixed Tissues. Nature 197, 409–410 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/197409b0
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