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BD offers a wide variety of Antigens and Antisera to aid in the diagnosis of several diseases.

BD Salmonella Grouping Antisera
Salmonella Grouping Antisera are used in qualitative slide agglutination tests for the serological differentiation of Salmonella. Using these antisera, Salmonella isolates may be classified into groups A, B, C₁, C₂, D, E F, G, H, I, A-I & Vi and Vi according to their somatic (O) antigens. The Salmonella O Polyvalent antiserum is used for screening in conjunction with biochemical tests. The Salmonella Vi antiserum detects the Vi antigen, a heat-sensitive envelope antigen usually found in fresh isolates of S. typhi and S. paratyphi C.

BD Shigella Grouping Antisera
Shigella Grouping Antisera are used in qualitative slide agglutination tests for the serological identification of Shigella species. Using these antisera, Shigella isolates may be grouped as subgroups A (S. dysenteriae), B (S. flexneri), C (S. boydii) and D (S. sonnei).

BD Febrile Antigen Set with Controls
Febrile Antigens are used in agglutination tests as an aid in the diagnosis of certain febrile diseases such as tularemia, brucellosis and rickettsial diseases. The patient's serum is tested directly for the presence of febrile antibodies by either a slide or tube agglutination test. These tests are qualitative and semi-quantitative. The rapid slide test is used primarily as a screening procedure and is especially useful when large numbers of sera must be examined. The tube test should be used to confirm positive results obtained by the slide test.

Febrile Control Antisera are used in agglutination tests in conjunction with Febrile Antigens as positive or negative controls.

Each set contains six antigens and five controls, packaged in dropper vials in a special plastic tray. Antigens and controls are also packaged individually.