Basic Serological Testing

• Main Author: Alhabbab, Rowa Yousef (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Techniques in Life Science and Biomedicine for the Non-Expert,
• Subjects: Laboratory medicine.; Immunology.; Laboratory Medicine.

This book discusses in detail various serological tests that are used to identify medical conditions and diseases, from a general overview of each test to the equipment and steps needed to carry them out. The book is aimed specifically at immunology students and professionals who may occasionally ne...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction to the Immune System
• Antibody and antigen interaction
• Precipitation and Agglutination Reactions
• Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR) Test
• Treponema pallidum heamagglutination (TPHA) Test
• Stained Brucella suspensions
• Rheumatoid Factor (RF)
• Suspension Anti-streptolysin-O (ASO/ASL) Test
• C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Latex Agglutination Test
• Complement fixation Test (CFT)
• Radioimmunoassay (RIA)
• Enzyme-immunoassay (EIAs) and Enzyme-linked immunosorbent (ELISA)
• Pregnancy Test
• Radial immunodiffusion (RID)
• Immunofixation electrophoresis (IFE)
• Immunofluorescence assay (IF).