Bordetella pertussis toxin IgG
Testing the level of IgG antibodies against Bordetella Pertussis in the blood.

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Waiting time for the result up to 5 days

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- Test description
- Wyniki badań laboratoryjnych
Testing the level of IgG antibodies against Bordetella pertussis
in blood. Determination of the level of IgG antibodies against Bordetella
pertussis is used in the detection of pertussis.
Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is caused by the bacterium
Bordatella pertussis, is an infectious disease that runs in the form of
form of bronchitis of a chronic nature, with
severe coughing attacks.
IgG antibodies in older children and adults are the result of
past infection or vaccination. Elevated titers of
IgG antibodies are indicative of fresh pertussis infection, only in
unvaccinated persons or in those who received the last dose of vaccine
pertussis vaccine several years ago or earlier.