The value of ELISA vs. negative Coombs findings in the serodiagnosis of human brucellosis

Serodiagnosis and Immunotherapy in Infectious Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 169-172

  Araj, G F ^a   Awar, G N ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Agglutination; Brucella; Coombs; ELISA

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ARTICLE; BRUCELLOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COOMBS TEST; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0030938423     PISSN: 08880786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0888-0786(96)01073-6     Document Type: Article

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