Microbiology: An Introduction
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780321929150
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 18, Problem 3R
DRAW IT Label the components of the direct and indirect FA tests in the following situations. Which test is direct? Which test provides definitive proof of disease?
(a) Rabies can be diagnosed postmortem by mixing fluorescent- labeled antibodies with brain tissue.
(b) Syphilis can be diagnosed by adding the patient’s serum to a slide fixed with Treponema pallidum. Antihuman immune serum globulin tagged with a fluorescent dye is added.
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Microbiology: An Introduction
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