MISCELLENOUS
VACCINATION
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Question
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Which of the following is an immunodiffusion test?
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Double diffusion
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Ouchterlony technique
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Gel diffusion
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All of these
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Immunodiffusion testing is most often used to detect antibodies to fungal pathogens in dogs, such as Aspergillus fumigatus, 3 Coccidioides immitis, 4 and Blastomyces dermatitidis. It is also used to detect antibodies to Brucella canis.
Detailed explanation-2: -The agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID) test is used to detect antibodies to Type A influenza group-specific antigens, i.e., the nucleoprotein (NP) and matrix (M) proteins. Therefore, this test will detect antibodies to all influenza A virus subtypes.
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