Antibody titerOccasionally, the body makes an error and begins to recognize its own
tissue as being non-self, or foreign. This leads to an
immune response against that
tissue type,
cell, or substance that is part of the body.
Full article >>>Antibody TiterThe
antibody level in the
blood is a reflection of the body's past experience or exposure to an
antigen, or something that the body does not recognize as self.
Full article >>>FLUORESC
ENT ANTIBODY TITER - An indirect method of measuring the concentration of an
antibody in
serum through the detection of fluorescent light emitted in a chemical reaction.
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Full article >>>A slightly different form of this test, the Rh
antibody titer, is done early in
pregnancy to determine a woman's
blood type. A woman with Rh-negative
blood can produce antibodies against her baby's
blood if the baby has Rh-positive
blood.
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antibody titer (concentration) of 1:64 or greater on the CF test or 1:512 or greater on the micro-IF test is needed to
make the
diagnosis of LGV. In some cases, the
diagnosis can be made from culturing C.
Full article >>>A monospot test (positive for infectious
mononucleosis)
Epstein-Barr virus antigen by
immunofluorescence (positive for EBV)
Epstein-Barr virus antibody titers can help distinguish
acute infection from past
infection with EBV
Treatment: ...
Full article >>>Naegele RF, Champion J, Murphy S, et al.: Nasopharyngeal
carcinoma in American Children:
Epstein-Barr virus-specific
antibody titers and
prognosis. Int J
Cancer 29 (2): 209-12, 1982. [PUBMED Abstract] ...
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