KROK 1 2010 – Question 102 · KROK (Medicine) · Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology
A virological laboratory obtained pathological material (mucous discharges from nasal meatuses) taken from a patient with provisional diagnosis "influenza". What quick test will allow to reveal specific viral antigen in the material under examination?
- A. Direct and indirect fluorescence immunoassay
- B. Hemagglutination inhibition assay
- C. Direct and indirect immunofluorescence test
- D. Radioimmunoassay
- E. -
Hint
Focus on a rapid test that detects the antigen itself in the patient's own smear within hours, not on the antibody response that appears later in the blood.
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