I'm traveling abroad this summer and they require me to get the following immunizations OR a positive serological test (PST) for each. Can u explain what a PST is?
Immunizations needed:
Measles
Mumps
Rubella
Tetanus-Diphtheria
Hepatitis B series
Meningococcal vaccine
2007-02-01 16:10:03 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
positive serological test in broad terms means you have been exposed to the disease (naturally or by vaccination). It means you have antibodies in your serum. I would check with a doctor who specialized in travel medicine. depending on where you are going you may want to get some of those vaccines boosted even if you have a postitive serological test.
2007-02-01 16:48:08 · answer #1 · answered by ALM 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a number of serological tests. I will discuss a couple of them. A serological false positive for syphilis for example can occasionally occur. A false positive serological test for Lyme Disease can occur in someone with Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2, and occasionally in someone with syphilis. When this occurs, physicians use tests which are furthur refined. Best wishes.
2016-03-29 01:01:53 · answer #2 · answered by Rebecca 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A PST will show that you have antibodies to these diseases and hence, do not need vaccines.
2007-02-02 04:59:42 · answer #3 · answered by yakkydoc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋