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Serological tests

Analysis for HIV / AIDS

Identification of antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus using HIV testing is the main method of laboratory diagnosis of HIV infection. The method is based on ELISA (sensitivity - more than 99.5%, specificity - more than 99.8%).

Syphilis test

For the diagnosis of syphilis, the most widely used serological methods that allow to detect immune disorders (the emergence of antisyphilitic antibodies) in the body of the patient in response to the multiplication of the causative agent of the disease.

Serologic testing: purposes of use

Detection with the diagnostic purpose of antibodies in the serum of the subject. In this case, from the two components of the reaction (antibodies, antigens), the constituents of the blood serum are unknown, since the reaction is carried out with known antigens.

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