AIDS virus antibodies test: technician performing an ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) test for antibodies to HIV,the virus causing AIDS. The ELISA test is performed in microtiter plates & involves adding a patient's blood serum to lysed (burst) T-lymphocytes infected with HIV,which causes any viral antibodies in the patient's serum to bind to viral antigens from the T-cell. A second,enzyme-bound antibody is added to detect the presence of any antigen-antibody complexes,which are demonstrated by the appearance of colour provided by an enzyme substrate. Negative samples remain colourless. The binding of the second antibody indicates the presence of HIV antibodies | |
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