Which of the following diagnostic procedures depends on precipitation of antigen-antibody complexes?

A. blood typing
B. immunodiffusion
C. viral hemagglutination inhibition tests used to diagnose viral infections
D. ELISA
E. fluorescent antibody tests


Answer: B

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