Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis antibodies by 2 novel tests: rELISA and peptide EIA

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 604-607

  Paukku, M ^a,e   Narvanen A ^b   Puolakkainen, M ^a   Dreesbach, K ^c   Tiitinen, A ^a   Hao, W ^b   Anttila, T I ^d   Paavonen, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Thermo Fisher Scientific Oy   (Finland)

^c MEDAC GMBH   (Germany)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Chlamydia; Infertility; Pelvic inflammatory disease; Serological diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; PEPTIDES;

EID: 0031664224     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462981921044     Document Type: Article

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