Diagnosis of vascular graft infections with antibodies against staphylococcal slime antigens

Lancet

Volumn 359, Issue 9324, 2002, Pages 2166-2168

  Selan, Laura ^a   Passariello, Claudio ^a   Rizzo, Luigi ^a   Varesi, Paola ^c   Speziale, Francesco ^a   Renzini, Giulio ^a   Thaller, Maria Cristina ^b   Fiorani, Paolo ^a   Rossolini, Gian Maria ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GRAFT INFECTION; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 0037157584     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(02)09086-4     Document Type: Article

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