The Property of a Test to Detect Even Small Amounts

question 30

Multiple Choice

The property of a test to detect even small amounts of antibodies or antigens that are test targets is

• A)cross-reactions.
• B)agglutination.
• C)precipitation.
• D)specificity.
• E)sensitivity.

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