A comparison of VDRL and immunoassays developed with a recombinant TmpA antigen in the screening of antibodies to Treponema pallidum

Serodiagnosis and Immunotherapy in Infectious Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 149-155

  Miranda, Alina ^a   Benítez, Jesus ^a   Acevedo, Boris ^a   Domínguez, Maria Del C ^a   Villareal, Adelaida ^a   Palenzuela, Daniel ^a   Rodriguez, Lilian ^b   Rodriguez, José L ^a   Núñez, Zoe ^a   Gavilondo, Jorge V ^a  

^a CENTER FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Cuba)

^b Reference Center for STD   (Cuba)

Author keywords

ELISA; Syphilis diagnosis; TmpA; Treponema pallidum; Visual assays

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; GENE ISOLATION; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS SEROLOGY; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; VENEREAL DISEASE REACTION TEST;

EID: 0030976536     PISSN: 08880786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0888-0786(96)01070-0     Document Type: Article

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