Comparison of serological detection methods for diagnosis of Ehrlichia canis infections in dogs

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 3506-3508

  Bélanger, Myriam ^a   Sorenson, Heather L ^a   France, Michelle K ^a   Bowie, Michael V ^a   Barbet, Anthony F ^a   Breitschwerdt, Edward B ^a   Alleman, A Rick ^a  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DOG; EHRLICHIA CANIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOG DISEASE; EHRLICHIA; EVALUATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ANIMAL; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIOSIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; ANIMALS;

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

EID: 0036708357     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.9.3506-3508.2002     Document Type: Article

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