Evaluation of a commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of Borrelia burgdorferi exposure in dogs

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 216, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1418-1422

  Sheets, James T ^a   Rossi, Cynthia A ^a   Kearney, Brian J ^b   Moore, George E ^c  

^a UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^c Lackland Air Force Base ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVALUATION; IMMUNOLOGY; LYME DISEASE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVALUATION STUDIES; LYME DISEASE; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034181982     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2000.216.1418     Document Type: Article

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