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(redirected from indirect fluorescent antibody)

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indirect /in·di·rect/ (in″di-rekt´)
1. not immediate or straight.
2. acting through an intermediary agent.
indirect
done through an intermediate animal or function.
indirect advertising
advertising about the veterinary profession which indirectly benefits individual veterinarians.
indirect comparisons
comparisons made between individuals or groups in different locations.
indirect contact
see indirect contact.
indirect fluorescent antibody
see fluorescence microscopy.
indirect repeat
see inverted repeat.
indirect selection
improving one character while selecting on another.
indirect social distance
social distance is distance between contacts in an infectious disease; indirect social distance is distance between indirect contacts.
indirect transmission of infection
transmission of infection via another medium, e.g. housing or bedding, without the animals ever being close to each other.
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However, a commercially available indirect fluorescent antibody assay was able to demonstrate seroconversion of HGE-specific IgM antibodies 1 month after the initial onset of symptoms.
Borrelia burgdorferi and Anaplasma phagocytophilum Coinfection by Reisinger, Emil C. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Two serologic methods can detect antibodies: (1) the indirect fluorescent antibody assay, which has a sensitivity of 88% and a specificity of 97%, (8) and (2) the enzyme immunoassay, which has become less popular in light of the high sensitivity and specificity of the indirect fluorescent antibody assay.
Neck abscess secondary to cat-scratch disease by Eisenbeis, John F. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Although the Western blot is the most common confirmatory test, others are sometime used, including the indirect fluorescent antibody assay (IFA) and the radioimmunoprecipitation assay (RIPA).
HIV testing 101 (Part 1 of 2) by Mirken, Bruce / AIDS Treatment News
 
 
 
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