Bordetella pertussis Immunoglobulin A (IgA) Pertussis Toxin (PT) in serum qualitation by immunoblot. The presence of the IgA PT band indicates either vaccination or natural exposure to Bordetella pertussis. Pertussis toxin is specific to Bordetella pertussis. B. Pertussis causes whooping cough. This term was created for, but not limited to use to, the Bordetella pertussis ViraStripe IgG, IgA test kit.
status
ACTIVE
Fully-Specified Name
component
Bordetella pertussis.pertussis toxin Ab.IgA
property
PrThr = Present or threshold: The Property PrThr stands for “Presence or Threshold”, meaning either a) the actual presence or absence of an analyte, or b) that the amount of analyte detected is over some predetermined threshold.
time
Pt = Point in time: To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements.
Line blot = Line blot: A membrane strip pre-coated with a specific set of antigens in parallel lines that are incubated with antibodies in order to detect the targets of interest.
Additional Names
short name
ABS; Aby; Antby; Anti; Antibodies; Antibody; Autoantibodies; Autoantibody; B pert; B pert.PT; B pert.PT Ab; B pert.PT Ab.IgA; B pertussis; ID; Immune globulin A; Immunoglobulin A; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Microbiology; Ordinal; Pertussis; Po