Diagnosis of human brucellosis. Role of pH in the seroagglutination test and influence of pH on the agglutinating activity of IgM, IgG and IgA antibodies;Diagnóstico de la brucelosis humana. Influencia del pH en la prueba de seroaglutinación y sobre la actividad aglutinante de los anticuerpos IgM, IgG e IgA

Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 144-149

  Rubio Vallejo, Manuel ^a   Del Pozo León, José Luis ^a   Hernández Molina, Juan Manuel ^b   Dorronsoro Ibero, Inés ^c   Marrodán Ciordia, Teresa ^a   Díz García, Ramón ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b Hospital de La Inmaculada   (Spain)

^c Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Brucellacapt ; Brucellosis; pH; Seroagglutination

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; COLORING AGENT; DITHIOTHREITOL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; ROSE BENGAL;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COUNTER IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS; FRACTIONATION; HUMAN; IMMUNODIFFUSION; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PH; TEST STRIP;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTEREMIA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; COLORING AGENTS; COUNTERIMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS; DITHIOTHREITOL; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IMMUNODIFFUSION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REAGENT STRIPS; ROSE BENGAL;

EID: 0036549412     PISSN: 0213005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0213-005x(02)72775-4     Document Type: Article

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