Predominant immunoglobulin a response to phase II antigen of Coxiella burnetii in acute Q fever

Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 173-177

  Fournier, Pierre Edouard ^a   Raoult, Didier ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COXIELLA BURNETII; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q FEVER; RICKETTSIOSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0033052271     PISSN: 1071412X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/cdli.6.2.173-177.1999     Document Type: Article

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