Two variants of the enzyme immunoassay (EIA) systems for the determination of B. pertussis toxin (BPT), the "double sandwich" system and the competitive assay system, have been developed. For the titration of BPT in B. pertussis antigens the use of fetuin as the affinity base is preferable, and not antibodies from different paired animals. Of the two variants, the competitive EIA is more promising for diagnostic purposes.

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