The Change from Negative Serum, Without Antibodies Specific to an Infecting

question 45

Multiple Choice

The change from negative serum, without antibodies specific to an infecting agent, to positive serum, containing antibodies against that infecting agent, is called

• A) seroconversion.
• B) complement fixation.
• C) ELISA.
• D) serum reversion.
• E) serology.

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