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Microbiology Question on Immune System

A patient was suspected of having brucellosis. Serum sample was sent for a standard agglutination test. It came negative initially but after dilution of the serum sample, the test was positive. What could be the reason for the initial negative test?

A

Prozone

B

Postzone

C

Complement inactivation

D

Antigen antibody complexes

Answer

Prozone

Explanation

Solution

The correct option is (A) :Prozone