The detection of verocytotoxins in bacterial cultures from human diarrhoeal samples with monoclonal antibody-based ELISAs

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 273-276

  Ball, H J ^a   Finlay, D ^a   Zafar, A ^b   Wilson, T ^b  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; VEROTOXIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIARRHEA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029880741     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-44-4-273     Document Type: Article

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