*SKIN
TESTS:
Dick’s
test
–
suscept.
Test
–
S.
pyogenes
erythrogenic
toxin
(Scarlet
fever)
(+
erythema/redness)
Schultz-‐Charlton
–
diagnostic
test,
current
infxn
–
S.
pyogenes
(+
blanching/fading)
Francis
Test
–S.
pneumonia
Foshay
test
–
Francisella
Schick’s
test
–
C.
diphtheriae
Frei’s
test
–
Chlamydia
Tuberculin
test
–
PPD
(purified
protein
derivative)
–
MTB
Fernandez
reaction
–(2-‐3
days)
-‐
M.
leprae
Mitsuda
reaction
–(3-‐4
weeks)
-‐
M.
leprae
*OTHER
TESTS:
Sereny
test
–
guinea
pig
virulence
(keratoconjunctivitis)
–
Shigella
&
EIEC
Cholera
Red
(nitrosoindole
test
+)
–
V.
cholerae
String
test-‐
(0.5%
Na
desoxycholate)
–
V.
cholera;
(no
rgt)
-‐
Klebsiella
McFadyean’s
rxn
–
capsular
stain
–
B.
anthracis
Ascoli
pptn
–
B.
anthracis
Elek
test
–
immunodiffusion,
definitive
–
C.
diphtheria
Ocular
Anton
-‐
mouse
virulence
test
-‐
Listeria
monocytogenes