If Red Colloidal Gold Particles Were Inadvertently Left Out of a Batch

question 3

Multiple Choice

If red colloidal gold particles were inadvertently left out of a batch of immunochromatographic assays known to have a sensitivity of 0.99 for HIV,which of the following would most likely occur when testing patients infected with HIV?

• A) Neither a test line nor a control line would be present.
• B) Only a test line would be present.
• C) Only a control line would be present.
• D) Both a test line and a control line would be present.

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Definitions:

LEO

Stands for Low Earth Orbit, which is the region of space around Earth at altitudes between 160 to 2,000 kilometers, used by satellites for a variety of applications.

MEO

Medium Earth Orbit, referring to satellites that orbit the earth at altitudes between Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Geostationary Orbit (GEO), commonly used for navigation and communication.

Low-Power Transmitters

Electronic devices designed to broadcast signals over a short distance with limited power output, often used in personal or localized broadcasting scenarios.

GEO

Stands for Geostationary Earth Orbit, a type of orbit 35,786 kilometers above the Earth's equator and following the direction of the Earth's rotation.