Detection of Chlamydia species-specific serum antibodies by prior adsorption of common genus-specific antibodies

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 269-272

  Bessho, Hiroko ^a  

^a KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chlamydia species specific antibody

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; ANTISERUM;

ADSORPTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; SERUM;

ADSORPTION; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSORBENT TECHNIQUES; RABBITS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034086849     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(00)00166-8     Document Type: Article

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