Antibiotic Resistance
Antibiotics
Antimicrobial Agent
Antimicrobial Drug Resistance
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST)
Bacillus
Bacteria
Bioburden
CFU
Chromogenic media
CLSI
Coccus
Conjugation
Endospore
Enteric Bacteria
EUCAST
Flagellum
Fungi
Gram Stain
Membrane filtration
MIC
Microbiology
Microorganism
Morphology
OPKA
Pathogen
Penicillins
Plasmid
SBA
Spirillum
Spirochaete
SRID – Single Radial Immunodiffusion
Sterility test
Vaccine
Vibrio
Virus
Definition of SBA
SBA - Serum Bactericidal Antibody Assay.
SBA is used as a measure of antibody function in conjunction with complement to kill bacteria.
The assay can give information on whether any particular serum sample has a level (titre) of bacteriocidal antibodies sufficient to reach a protective threshold. SBA assays can also provide a percentage seropositivity (%SP) of subjects suppasing the protective threshold.
