Inter- and intralaboratory comparison of Ehrlichia equi and human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE) agent strains for serodiagnosis of HGE by the immunofluorescent-antibody test

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2968-2973

  Walls, Jennifer J ^a   Aguero Rosenfeld, Maria ^b   Bakken, Johan S ^c   Goodman, Jesse L ^d   Hossain, Deloar ^b   Johnson, Russell C ^d   Dumler, J Stephen ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c SMDC Health System   (United States)

^d University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD SMEAR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LABORATORY TEST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EHRLICHIA EQUI;

EID: 0032807892     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.9.2968-2973.1999     Document Type: Article

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