Comparison of enzyme immunoassays for antibodies to Haemophilus ducreyi in a community outbreak of chancroid in the United States

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 175, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1390-1395

  Chen, Cheng Yen ^a   Mertz, Kristen J ^b   Spinola, Stanley M ^b   Morse, Stephen A ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS DUCREYI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULCUS MOLLE;

EID: 0030922606     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/516471     Document Type: Article

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