RT Book, Section
A1 Levinson, Warren
A1 Chin-Hong, Peter
A1 Joyce, Elizabeth A.
A1 Nussbaum, Jesse
A1 Schwartz, Brian
SR Print(0)
ID 1190864928
T1 Antigen–Antibody Reactions in the Laboratory
T2 Review of Medical Microbiology & Immunology: A Guide to Clinical Infectious Diseases, 17e
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264267088
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1190864928
RD 2023/03/29
AB Reactions  of  antigens  and  antibodies  are  highly  specific.  Because  of  the  high  specificity,  reactions  between  antigens  and  antibodies  are  suitable  for  identifying  one  by  using  the  other.  This  is  the  basis  of  serologic  tests.  Table  64–1  describes  the  medical  importance  of  serologic  (antibody-based)  tests.  Their  major  uses  are  in  the  diagnosis  of  infectious  diseases,  in  the  diagnosis  of  autoimmune  diseases,  and  in  the  typing  of  blood  and  tissues  prior  to  transplantation.