5. Which of the following is TRUE concerning serologic laboratory diagnosis usin

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5. Which of the following is TRUE concerning serologic laboratory diagnosis using patient serum? serological assays such as ELISA can confirm a diagnosis within 3 or 4 days after patient exposure to a virus A serological assays such as ELISA are B useful to directly detect specific viral nucleic acid in patient tissue serological assays such as immunoblot (Western blot) detects viral RNA in patient serum D detection of IgM antibodies to a specific virus can confirm acute or very recent infection with a specific virus c E all of the above

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5) which of the following is true concering serologic laboratory diagnosis using patient serum:

C) detection of IgM antibodies to a specific virus can confirm acute or very recent infection with a specific virus.

Serologic tests are blood tests that look for antibodies in our blood.

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