KROK 1 2014 – Question 40 · KROK (Medicine) · Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology
A patient has been hospitalised with provisional diagnosis of virus B hepatitis. Serological reaction based on complementation of antigen with antibody chemically bound to peroxidase or alkaline phosphatase has been used for disease diagnostics. What is the name of the applied serological reaction?
- A. Immune-enzyme analysis
- B. Bordet-Gengou test
- C. Immunofluorescence test
- D. Antigen-binding assay
- E. Radioimmunoassay technique
Hint
Think about what kind of molecule is conjugated to the antibody here and how a reaction would make the bound complex visible.
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