Estimation of type-specific anti-streptococcal M-protein antibodies with biotinylated peptides in human sera

APMIS

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 288-292

  Kuhnemund O ^a   Schumacher, F ^a   Casaretto, M ^b   Holm, S E ^c   Lutticken R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anti streptococcal M protein antibodies; Biotinylated peptides; Estimation; Type specific

Indexed keywords

AVIDIN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; HYPERIMMUNE GLOBULIN; M PROTEIN; STREPTAVIDIN; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

ADULT; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOTINYLATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTICEMIA; SEROTYPE; SERUM; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0031889429     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1998.tb01348.x     Document Type: Article

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