KROK 1 2009 – Question 101 · KROK (Medicine) · Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology
Retrospective diagnostics of bacterial dysentery involved serological analysis of blood serum intended for determination of Shigella antibody titre. Which of the following reactions should be applied for this purpose?
- A. Precipitation
- B. Bacteriolysis
- C. Passive haemagglutination
- D. Haemolysis
- E. Complement binding
Hint
Think about which type of serological reaction gives a simple visible endpoint when a patient's serum is diluted stepwise against a known bacterial antigen.
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