A new multiantigen immunoassay for the quantification of IgG antibodies to capsular polysaccharides of Streptococcus pneumoniae

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 526-529

  Roth, Felix ^a   Burkart, Thomas ^a   Mühlemann, Kathrin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0030856430     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/517281     Document Type: Article

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