Reverse Sequence Syphilis Screening: Frequently Asked Questions
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MBIA is the newest immunoassay technology and allows for detection of antibodies elicited by more than one microorganism in the same specimen, permitting multiplex testing. For further information on the performance of MBIA, please refer to the following recently published studies from Binnicker M et al. in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2011 and Gomez E et al. in Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, 2010.
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