Performance assessment of three commercial assays for direct detection of Bacillus anthracis spores [5]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 3454-3455

  King, Debra ^a   Luna, Vicki ^a   Cannons, Andrew ^a   Cattani, Jacqueline ^a   Amuso, Phil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR;

ACCURACY; ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEVICE; IMMUNOASSAY; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PLATE COUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; TIME; UNITED STATES;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; IMMUNOASSAY; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0037818295     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.7.3454-3455.2003     Document Type: Letter

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