Reverse Passive Agglutination - Concepts
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General concepts:
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differs from passive agglutination in that the antibody is
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attached to the carrier molecule instead of the antigen
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Clinical applications:
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rapid identification of bacterial and fungal infections
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Latex
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antigen-specific Ab
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s
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+
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Ag
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no agglutination =
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negative
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agglutination =
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positive