Direct agglutination test explained

Direct agglutination test
Purpose:	test that uses whole organisms to find serum antibodies.

A direct agglutination test (DAT) is any test that uses whole organisms as a means of looking for serum antibodies. The abbreviation, DAT, is most frequently used for the serological test for visceral leishmaniasis.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Sundar S . Serological diagnosis of Indian visceral leishmaniasis: direct agglutination test versus rK39 strip test . Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg . 2006 . 100 . 533–7 . 10.1016/j.trstmh.2005.08.018 . 16325874 . 6 . vanc. Singh RK . Maurya R . 3 . Kumar . B. . Chhabra . A. . Singh . V. . Rai . M. .