Self-sampled and air-dried cervicovaginal secretions can be used for analyses of mucosal antibodies

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 220, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 151-159

  Hordnes, Knut ^a   Trovik, Jone ^a   Tynning, Turid ^a   Haneberg, Bjørn ^b  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Female genital tract; Immunoglobulin; Mucosafe; Mucosal antibodies; Sexually transmitted diseases; Wick

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UTERINE CERVICITIS; VAGINA SECRETION; VAGINITIS;

ABSORPTION; AIR; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CERVIX MUCUS; DESICCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREGNANCY; PREMENOPAUSE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CARE; SPECIMEN HANDLING; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VAGINA;

STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B';

EID: 0031732490     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1759(98)00165-3     Document Type: Article

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