Antibodies against Streptococcus agalactiae proteins cα and R4 in sera from pregnant women from Norway and Zimbabwe

Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1110-1114

  Moyo, S R ^a   Maeland, J A ^a   Mudzori, J ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM SULFATE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; PROTEIN C ALPHA; PROTEIN R4; TRICHLOROACETIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VACCINE;

ACID PRECIPITATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; BLOOD PLACENTA BARRIER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NORWAY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; ZIMBABWE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; NORWAY; PREGNANCY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0034757479     PISSN: 1071412X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CDLI.8.6.1110-1114.2001     Document Type: Article

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