Serological tests for HBV, either in isolation or with other viral serology tests, are the most frequently ordered viral serology tests.
Specific Opisthorchis spp. serology tests are not available within the Netherlands, but because of known serologic cross-reactivity, antibody detection for Fasciola spp. can be performed if opisthorchiasis is suspected (9 ).
The disadvantage is that the poultry develops antibodies to the virus, so serology tests become unreliable.
Hantavirus-specific serology tests are the main diagnostic technique for detection of hantavirus infection in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Similarly, DNA evidence uncovered by the West Virginia public defender's office finally freed Jim Richardson after a murder conviction and William Harris in a rape case following Mr. Zain's testimony that serology tests had clearly suggested the defendants' culpability.
A pathway to develop multiplex serology tests for infectious disease diagnosis described here serves as a model for multiplex immunoassay design, clinical validation, refinement and implementation.
All patients were positive for both the RPR and FTA-ABS serology tests.
The findings, published in the Aug. 9 edition of PLoS Medicine, recently led the World Health Organization to recommend against the use of commercial serology tests in the diagnosis of active TB.
Serology tests are based on indirect immunofluorescence (reticulin, gliadin and endomysium) or ELISA (gliadin or tissue transglutaminase, tTG).
Plasma samples were used for protein plasma electrophoresis and serology tests (immunoglobulins: α, β and γ –globulins) [97].
Furthermore, this test determines which individuals are not at risk for developing CD and who therefore do not need further serology tests.
