A new specific serodiagnosis system for Lyme disease: Use of synthetic peptides derived from outer surface protein C of Borrelia burgdorferi

Opportunistic Pathogens

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-25

  Ikushima, M ^a   Kawahashi, S ^a   Ohzeki, Y ^a   Okuyama, Y ^b   Isogai, E ^c   Arai, T ^d   Matsui, K ^d  

^a SAITAMA INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^b Saitama Junior College   (Japan)

^c HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF HOKKAIDO   (Japan)

^d MEIJI PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antibody response; Borrelia Burgdorferi; Lyme disease; Outer surface protein C; Synthetic peptide

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; LYME DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCRUB TYPHUS; SERODIAGNOSIS; SPIROCHETE; SYPHILIS;

EID: 0031277787     PISSN: 13862618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1386-2618(97)00003-2     Document Type: Article

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