KROK 1 Stomatology 2016 – Question 44 · KROK (Dentistry)
A patient had been provisionally diagnosed with syphilis. A laboratory assistant took the blood serum for an immunologic test based on the detection of antibodies preventing the movement of treponemes and causing their death. What reaction was used to make the diagnosis?
- A. Agglutination
- B. Immobilization
- C. Complement binding
- D. Precipitation
- E. Neutralization
Hint
The stem describes antibodies that stop live treponemes from moving — name the test that measures exactly this effect.
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