Evaluation of an enzyme immunosorbent assay for the diagnosis of Argentine haemorragic fever

Acta Virologica

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 305-310

  Riera, L M ^a   Feuillade, M R ^a   Saavedra, M C ^a   Ambrosio, A M ^a  

^a Inst Nac Enferm VHDJIM   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Arenavirus; Argentine haemorrhagic fever; ELISA; Junin virus; Plaque neutralization test

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; HUMAN; JUNIN VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEROCONVERSION; SERODIAGNOSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VIRUS NEUTRALIZATION;

ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVALUATION STUDIES; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, AMERICAN; HUMANS; JUNIN VIRUS; NEUTRALIZATION TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; ARENAVIRUS; ARGENTINA (FISH); JUNIN VIRUS;

EID: 0031414228     PISSN: 0001723X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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