Sensitivity and specificity of a commercially available enzyme-linked immunoassay for the detection of polymerase chain reaction amplified DNA

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 27, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 233-238

  Ritzler, Michael ^a   Altwegg, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bartonella henselae; Bartonella quintana; PCR ELISA; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BARTONELLACEAE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030292292     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(96)00955-4     Document Type: Article

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