Serodiagnosis of neuroborreliosis: Comparison of reliability of three confirmatory assays

Infection

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 177-182

  Kaiser, R ^a   Rauer, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; CROSS REACTING ANTIBODY; FLAGELLIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA INFECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROPATHY; NEUROSYPHILIS; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ABSORPTION; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; CROSS REACTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LYME DISEASE; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 0033036966     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02561524     Document Type: Article

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