Evaluation of dipstick serologic tests for diagnosis of brucellosis and typhoid fever in Egypt

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 3509-3511

  Ismail, Tharwat F ^a   Smits, Henk ^a   Wasfy, Momtaz O ^a   Malone, Joseph L ^a   Fadeel, Moustafa A ^a   Mahoney, Frank ^a  

^a US Naval Medical Research Unit No 3 Egypt   (Egypt)

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Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BRUCELLOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EGYPT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LABORATORY TEST; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; TYPHOID FEVER; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; BLOOD; BRUCELLA; EVALUATION; IMMUNOLOGY; SALMONELLA TYPHI; TEST STRIP;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; EGYPT; HUMAN; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REAGENT STRIPS; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; TYPHOID FEVER; HUMANS;

EID: 0036708358     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.9.3509-3511.2002     Document Type: Article

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