title: [Interpretation of serological examinations].
abstract: The article summarizes our experience and rules concerning interpretation of serological examination results. It describes in brief the mechanisms of antibody production and the laboratory methods in use. All factors influencing the interpretation of serological examinations are analyzed in detail. Finally, typical situations of application of the serological method in infectious disease diagnostics are mentioned.
authors.affiliation: Department of Imunology, Hospital Ceské Budejovice, Czech Republic. zampach@nemcb.cz
authors.forename: Pavel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zampach
mesh_terms: D000917:Antibody Formation; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012698:Serologic Tests / Q000379:methods