REAGENT FOR DIAGNOSIS OF INFECTION CAUSED BY VIRUS PUUMALA

摘要

FIELD: virology. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to diagnosis of virus. Invention proposes reagent for detection of viral infection Puumala using contacting with subject serum infected with virus Puumala and recording agglutination reaction in order to determine the presence of antibodies in serum raised against virus Puumala. Indicated reagent comprises sensitized water-insoluble carrier particles where antigens of virus Puumala are bound with their external surface in the amount from 0.005 to 2 weight %. Reagent is a simple and effective agent for carrying out diagnosis of virus Puumala. EFFECT: improved method for infection diagnosis. 9 cl, 1 tbl, 6 ex