Serotyping of Streptococcus pneumoniae by agglutination assays: A cost-effective technique for developing countries

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 387-390

  Lalitha, M K ^a   Pai, R ^a   John, T J ^a   Thomas, K ^a   Jesudason, M V ^a   Brahmadathan, K N ^a   Sridharan, G ^a   Steinhoff, M C ^b  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SCREENING; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0029741159     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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