Comparison of four serological methods for the detection of diphtheria anti-toxin antibody

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 245, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 55-65

  Walory, J ^a,b   Grzesiowski, P ^a   Hryniewicz, W ^a  

^a Sera & Vaccines Central Research Laboratory Warszawa   (Poland)

^b NONE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Corynebacterium diphtheriae; Diphtheria toxin, Diphtheria antitoxin antibody; Serological methods; Seroprotection

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA ANTIBODY; DIPHTHERIA TOXIN; DIPHTHERIA TOXOID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE HEMAGGLUTINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; VERO CELL;

ANIMAL; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; DIPHTHERIA ANTITOXIN; DIPHTHERIA TOXOID; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEMAGGLUTINATION TESTS; HUMAN; LATEX FIXATION TESTS; NEUTRALIZATION TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS; VERO CELLS;

EID: 0034332998     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1759(00)00273-8     Document Type: Article

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