Measurement of measles virus-specific neutralizing antibodies: Evaluation of the syncytium inhibition assay in comparison with the plaque reduction neutralization test

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 147-152

  Ward, B J ^a   Aouchiche, S ^a   Martel, N ^a   Bertley, F M N ^a   Bautista Lopez, N ^a   Serhir, B ^a   Ratnam, S ^b  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Newfoundland and Labrador Public Health Laboratory   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE; NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; CHILD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; MEASLES VIRUS; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVACCINATION; SERUM;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EVALUATION STUDIES; GIANT CELLS; HUMANS; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; MEASLES VIRUS; NEUTRALIZATION TESTS; PLAQUE ASSAY;

EID: 0033035059     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(98)00069-8     Document Type: Article

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