Abstract
Radial immunodiffusion (RID) is a quantitative test, and is often used in serology laboratories to quantify the concentration of a certain antigen or antibody class in a patient’s serum. The technique is very simple and cost-effective; however, it may require a long incubation time; hence, some laboratories prefer to use alternative methods such as an ELISA. This chapter describes the principle, reagents, steps, and results interpretation for RID.
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Alhabbab, R.Y. (2018). Radial Immunodiffusion (RID). In: Basic Serological Testing. Techniques in Life Science and Biomedicine for the Non-Expert. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77694-1_14
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