Serology ( Immunology ) Section

• Anti-HIV - Screening test for human immunodeficiency virus
• Antinuclear antibody (ANA) - Detects nuclear autoantibodies
• Antistreptolysin O (ASO) screen Detects a previous Streptococcus infection
• C-reactive protein (CRP) - Elevated levels indicate inflammatory disorders
• Cold agglutinins - Elevated levels indicate atypical (Mycoplasma) pneumonia
• Cytomegalovirus antibody (CMV) - Detects cytomegalovirus infection
• Complement levels - Evaluate the function of the immune system
• Febrile agglutinins - Detect antibodies to microorganisms causing fever
• Fluorescent antinuclear antibody (FANA) - Detects and identifies nuclear autoantibodies
• Fluorescent treponemal antibody-absorbed (FTA-ABS) Confirmatory test for syphilis
• Hepatitis A - antibody Detects hepatitis A current or past infection
• Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) - Detects hepatitis B infection
• Hepatitis C antibody - Detects hepatitis C infection
• Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) - Hormone found in the urine and serum during pregnancy
• Immunoglobulin (lgG, lgA, lgM) levels - Evaluate the function of the immune system
• Monospot - Screening test for infectious mononucleosis
• Rapid plasma reagin (RPR) - Screening test for syphilis
• Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) Detects autoantibodies present in rheumatoid arthritis
• Rubella titer - Evaluates immunity to German measles
• Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL)- Screening test for syphilis
• Western blot - Confirmatory test for human immunodeficiency virus