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 CHAPTER X. 



AGGLUTINATION 



Macroscopic test, microscopic test. Group agglutination. Bacterial 105 

 agglutinins. Hemagglutinins. Transfusion tests. 



CHAPTER XI. 



PRECIPITINS 120 



Bacterial precipitation. Proteid precipitation. 



CHAPTER XII. 



BACTERIOLYSINS AND HEMOLYSINS (CYTOLYSINS) 131 



Technique of bacteriolytic tests. Pfeiffer's phenomenon. Bactericidal test 

 by plate method of Neisser and Wechsberg. Hemolysins. Cytolysins. 



CHAPTER XIII. 



METHOD OF COMPLEMENT FIXATION 152 



Principles of this method. Antituberculin. Ehrlich's side-chain theory. 

 Serum diagnosis of syphilis and of diseases caused by animal parasites. 



CHAPTER XIV. 



TECHNIQUE OF THE COMPLEMENT FIXATION METHOD 171 



The original method of Bordet-Gengou. Wassermann-B ruck's modification. 

 The technique of the serum diagnosis of syphilis. Echinococcus disease. 

 Epidemic meningitis, tuberculosis, gonococcus infections, typhoid fever. 

 The differentiation of proteids according to Neisser-Sachs. 



CHAPTER XV. 



PHAGOCYTOSIS. OPSONINS AND BACTERIOTROPINS 196 



Technique of opsonic index determination and of "Wright's vaccine treatment. 

 Neufeld's method of examination for bacteriotropins. 



CHAPTER XVI. 



MALIGNANT TUMORS 216 



Studies in reference to their immunity; serum reactions; transplantation 

 experiments. Meiostagmine reaction. 



CHAPTER XVII. 



ANAPHYLAXIS 221 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



PASSIVE IMMUNITY. (SERUM THERAPY) 231 



Bacteriolytic sera. Special serum therapy. 



CHAPTER XIX. 



CHEMOTHERAPY 240 



Definition. Atoxyl. Salvarsan. Chemotherapy of malignant tumors. 



