Biogal's ImmunoComb

Re: Biogal's ImmunoComb

Niall Taylor — Tue, 17 May 2011 22:23:42 GMT

[quote user="robloxley"]Isn't the bigger question 'how relevant are instantaneous antibody levels to immunity from disease'. What about cell-mediated immunity?[/quote]

Don't get me started, I'm trying to keep an open mind here . Some clients seem to be positively begging to be ripped off.

Niall

Re: Biogal's ImmunoComb

Marie Kubiak — Tue, 17 May 2011 14:24:17 GMT

We use the Chlamydophila psittaci immunocomb routinely but results are interpreted cautiously in combination with other diagnostics as I have found reports of cross-reaction of this particular test. I don't have experience of any of the others though.

Re: Biogal's ImmunoComb

Rob Loxley — Tue, 17 May 2011 13:49:10 GMT

[quote user="Niall Taylor"]thoughts on these people or this sort of testing generally?[/quote]

Isn't the bigger question 'how relevant are instantaneous antibody levels to immunity from disease'. What about cell-mediated immunity?

Re: Biogal's ImmunoComb

Bob Russell — Tue, 17 May 2011 11:17:56 GMT

I am slightly worried by the bit about antibobies. I feel this antagonism towards those with my abbreviated Christian name is discriminatory.

Re: Biogal's ImmunoComb

Laurence Webb — Tue, 17 May 2011 09:51:42 GMT

I've only briefly glanced, but I was surprised to read that "Our blood testing services include serological allergy testing and rabies blood tests for the pet passport scheme. "

EDIT - on further reading they send the sample to Biobest. My superficial read through suggested that they were run in-house