Hypernyms (amputation is a kind of...): operation; surgery; surgical operation; surgical procedure; surgical process (a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body)
A kit which employs FITC- or enzyme-labeled monoclonal antibodies for use in a DFA or EIA procedure is available for detection of whole parasites in fluids. A latex agglutination test for antigen detection in vaginal swab specimens is available; the manufacturer's evaluation indicated good sensitivity and specificity.
Antigen/antibody tests rely on the fact that there is a specific antibody for each antigen, thus, each one can be used to detect the presence of the other. For example, a known antigen may be added to a blood sample; if the corresponding antibody is present in the specimen, the two proteins will bind together.