Combined determination of Coxiella burnetii-specific immunoglobulin M (IgM) and IgA improves specificity in the diagnosis of acute Q fever

Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 384-386

  Devine, Peter ^a   Doyle, Catherine ^b   Lambkin, Geoff ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b PanBio Pty   (Australia)

^c Nicolaides and Partners   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; COXIELLA BURNETII; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q FEVER; RICKETTSIOSIS;

EID: 0031001472     PISSN: 1071412X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/cdli.4.3.384-386.1997     Document Type: Article

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