Detection of IgG and IgM to meningococcal outer membrane proteins in relation to carriage of Neisseria meningitidis or Neisseria lactamica

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 73-78

  Kremastinou, Jenny ^a   Tzanakaki, Georgina ^a   Pagalis, Anastasia ^b   Theodondou, Maria ^b   Weir, Donald M ^c   Blackwell, C Caroline ^b  

^a NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Greece)

^b Department of Paediatric Cardiology   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carrier; IgG; IgM; Neisseria lactamica; Neisseria meningitidis; Outer membrane protein

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GREECE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NEISSERIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GREECE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALE; MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL; NEISSERIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 0032896489     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(99)00009-7     Document Type: Article

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