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cross-reactivity

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cross-reactivity /cross-re·ac·tiv·i·ty/ (kros″re-ak-tiv´ĭ-te) the degree to which an antibody participates in cross reactions.
cross-reactivity
the degree to which an antibody participates in cross-reactions.


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Although this SNV-PUUV cross-reactivity enabled the first recognition of HPS cases in the New World 14 years ago, this may now lead to the wrong clinical diagnosis and reinforces the need for specific tests such as neutralization tests or reverse transcription--PCR.
2004)] overestimate BPA concentrations and exhibit considerable cross-reactivity, calling into question the validity of results generated by such methods (Fukata and Mori 2004; Fukata et al.
IgG cross-reactivity can occur between B henselae and Bartonella quintana because these tests use whole bacteria or bacterial lysates as an antigen.
 
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