An assessment of a new diagnostic indirect enzyme immunoassay for the detection of anti-Mycoplasma pneumoniae IgM

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 205-209

  Cimolai, Nevio ^a,b   Cheong, Anne C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Enzyme immunoassay; Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COMPLEMENT FIXATION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG INFECTION; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0030066545     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/105.2.205     Document Type: Article

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