RT Book, Section
A1 Levinson, Warren
A1 Chin-Hong, Peter
A1 Joyce, Elizabeth A.
A1 Nussbaum, Jesse
A1 Schwartz, Brian
SR Print(0)
ID 1175827149
T1 Antigen–Antibody Reactions in the Laboratory
T2 Review of Medical Microbiology & Immunology: A Guide to Clinical Infectious Diseases, 16e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260116717
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175827149
RD 2024/04/19
AB Reactions  of  antigens  and  antibodies  are  highly  specific.  An  antibody  will  react  only  with  the  antigen  that  induced  it  or  with  a  closely  related  antigen.  Because  of  the  great  specificity,  reactions  between  antigens  and  antibodies  are  suitable  for  identifying  one  by  using  the  other.  This  is  the  basis  of  serologic  reactions.  However,  cross-reactions  between  related  antigens  can  occur,  and  these  can  limit  the  usefulness  of  the  test.