Neutralizing Microbial-induced Antibody Measurement

**Semantic type:** Laboratory Procedure

**Definition:** The determination of the neutralizing binding of microbial-induced antibody in a biospecimen. A neutralizing microbial-induced antibody is a type of functional antibody that's defined as antibodies that bind to, block and prevent microbes from infecting cells. The production of this antibody may be triggered by naturally occurring infection and/or vaccination using a whole microbe or component(s) of a microbe.

**Synonyms:** - MBNAB - Neutralizing Microbial-induced Antibody - Neutralizing Microbial-induced Antibody