Abstract
Subsequent to the introduction of the antigen for complement fixation test in 1951, Ogata reported his agglutination method.
The authors made a comparative study between Ogata's method and Honda's (complement fixation) method.
Of 62 lepromatous cases, the complement fixation was positive in 55 and agglutination was positive in 44 cases ; of 29 neural cases, the complement fixation was positive in 16 and agglutination was positive in 9 cases; of 5 macular cases, the complement fixation was positive in 3 while agglutination was not observed.
Both methods. were negative in all non-leprous cases examined.
From these results the authors believe that Honda's complement fixation method is more favorable than the method of Ogata.
The influence of the addition of lecithin to the cephalin antigen was studied.
Five in. patients at the Kyoto University Hospital were selected. Blood was drawn from these patients and mixed sera were prepared.
