A specific and ultrasensitive chemiluminescent sandwich ELISA test for the detection and quantitation of pneumolysin

Journal of Immunoassay and Immunochemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 99-112

  Cima Cabal, María Dolores ^a   Méndez, Francisco J ^a   Vázquez, Fernando ^a   García Suárez, María del Mar ^a   de los Toyos, Juan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PNEUMOLYSIN; TRITON X 100;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; MENINGITIS; PNEUMONIA; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOLYSINS;

EID: 0034900094     PISSN: 15321819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/IAS-100103223     Document Type: Article

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