Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2015
A patient has been hospitalized 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:
Answer options
- Immunofluorescence test
- Antigen-binding assay
- Immune-enzyme analysis
- Bordet-Gengou test
- Radioimmunoassay technique
Correct answer
Immune-enzyme analysis
Explanation
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), also known as an enzyme immunoassay (EIA), is a biochemical technique used in immunology to detect the presence of an antibody or an antigen in a sample.it uses the enzyme peroxidase or alkaline phosphatase.Warning:If you cannot find "Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay" in the options and there is "Immune-enzyme analysis" in the stylish options, you can choose "Immune-enzyme analysis" or vice versa.
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