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Serological tests

HIV/AIDS testing

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

Syphilis test

Serological methods are most widely used to diagnose syphilis, allowing the detection of immune disorders (the appearance of anti-syphilitic antibodies) in the patient’s body in response to the reproduction of the pathogen in it.

Serologic testing: purposes of use

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

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