The effect of timing of sample collection on the detection of measles-specific IgM in serum and oral fluid samples after primary measles vaccination

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 451-455

  Helfand, R F ^a,d   Kebede, S ^b   Mercader, S ^a,c   Gary Jr , H E ^a   Beyene, H ^b   Bellini, W J ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c INOVA DIAGNOSTICS INC   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MEASLES ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY FLUID; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ETHIOPIA; GINGIVA; HUMAN; INFANT; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; REACTION TIME; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INFANT; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033382501     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268899002988     Document Type: Article

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