Evaluation of commercial slides for detection of immunoglobulin G against Bartonella henselae by indirect immunofluorescence

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 648-652

  Zbinden, R ^a   Michael, N ^a   Sekulovski, M ^a   Von Graevenitz, A ^a   Nadal, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BLOOD DONOR; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROPREVALENCE;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE; EVALUATION STUDIES; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC;

EID: 0030732827     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01708554     Document Type: Article

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