What does DFA stand for?

Direct Fluorescent Antibody

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DFA: Direct fluorescent antibody is a laboratory test that uses antibodies with fluorescent dye to detect the presence of viruses.

Cold and flu season is upon us

pestis based on direct fluorescent antibody (DFA) testing (which targets the E pestis-specific F1 antigen), culture isolation, and lysis with a Y.

Persistence of Yersinia pestis in soil under natural conditions

Both enzyme-linked immuno-absorbent assay (ELISA) and a direct fluorescent antibody technique provide identification in about 85% of cases.

Respiratory syncytial virus infection and the primary care physician

virus specific enzymatic activity) 87267: Infectious agent antigen detection by immunofluorescent technique; enterovirus, direct fluorescent antibody (DFA) 87271: Infectious agent antigen detection by immunofluorescent technique; cytomegalovirus, direct fluorescent antibody (DFA) Changes to descriptors 87207: Smear, primary source with interpretation; special stain for inclusion bodies or parasites (e.

POL Symposium helps physicians become CLIA-certified lab directors. ...

Direct fluorescent antibody testing for adenovirus, influenza A and B, parainfluenza virus types 1, 2, and 3, and RSV was performed on specimens negative by solid-phase immunoassay for RSV or influenza.

ICD-9 codes for identifying influenza hospitalizations in children

tularensis (by PCR, direct fluorescent antibody test, or isolation), but none were seroreactive.

Raccoons and skunks as sentinels for enzootic tularemia

Direct fluorescent antibody (DFA) staining of nasal washings, which some laboratorians prefer, can still be done.

What every laboratorian should know about RSV

kuhiii 1 0 1 0 Taphozous saccolaimus 6 0 2 4 * DFAT, direct fluorescent antibody test; MIT, mouse inoculation test.

Lyssavirus surveillance in bats, Bangladesh