SEROLOGY

Antibody serology tests check for the presence or level of specific antibodies in the blood.
Antibodies are proteins that your immune system makes to fight foreign substances. These
substances are often pathogens, (disease-causing germs) such as viruses and bacteria. When
you have an infection, your body makes antibodies that are targeted to those pathogens. These
antibodies may protect you from getting another infection or from getting severe symptoms.
A vaccine can also provide protection by triggering your immune system to make antibodies to
pathogen.
An antibody serology test can show that your immune system can fight off certain diseases.

Tests:

• Procalcitonin assay
• RA (Quantitative)
• RA factor (Semiquantitative)
• CRP (Quantitative)
• ASO (Quantitative)
• Anti-CCP antibodies (ELISA)
• Rapid card test for Typhoid- IgM/IgG
• WIDAL tube test
• Toxoplasma Ab IgA
• Rapid Leptospira IgM test
• RPR (Rapid Plasma Reagin)
• Treponema pallidum haemagglutination test (TPHA)
• Chikungunya antibody test (IgM Capture ELISA)
• Measles and mumps
• Varicella zoster virus