KROK 1 2015 – Question 46 · 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. Name this serological reaction:
- A. Radioimmunoassay technique
- B. Immunofluorescence test
- C. Bordet-Gengou test
- D. Antigen-binding assay
- E. Immune-enzyme analysis
Hint
Look at what label is attached to the antibody and how the reaction is finally made visible and measurable.
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