A simple, quantitative, reproducible avidin-biotin ELISA for the evaluation of group B Streptococcus type-specific antibodies in humans

Vaccine

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 439-445

  Basham, Lisa E ^a   Pavliak, Viliam ^a   Li, Xiuru ^a   Hawwari, Abbas ^a   Kotloff, Karen L ^b   Edelman, Robert ^b   Fattom, Ali ^a  

^a Univax Biologics Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibody levels; Avidin biotin; Capsular polysaccharide; ELISA; Group B Streptococcus; Human; IgG; Quantitation; RABA

Indexed keywords

AVIDIN; BIOTIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; POLYSACCHARIDE; STREPTOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VACCINATION;

EID: 0029916432     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0264-410X(95)00146-R     Document Type: Article

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