Novel recombinant-antigen enzyme immunoassay for serological diagnosis of syphilis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 913-917

  Young, H ^a   Moyes, A ^a   Seagar, L ^a   Mcmillan, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; SYPHILIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

EID: 0031953334     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.4.913-917.1998     Document Type: Article

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