Serological diagnosis of pertussis: Evaluation of IgA against whole cell and specific Bordetella pertussis antigens as markers of recent infection

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 161-167

  Poynten, I M ^a   Hanlon, M ^b   Irwig, L ^c   Gilbert, G L ^a  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; HEMAGGLUTININ; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; PERTACTIN; PERTUSSIS TOXIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERVIEW; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERTUSSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; STANDARD; TELEPHONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS; WHOOPING COUGH;

EID: 0036230897     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268801006598     Document Type: Article

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