Evaluation of a modified Rose Bengal test and an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the diagnosis of Brucella melitensis infection in sheep

Veterinary Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 297-305

  Ferreira, Ana Cristina ^a   Cardoso, Regina ^a   Travassos Dias, Isabel ^a   Mariano, Isabel ^b   Belo, Ana ^c   Rolão Preto, Isabel ^c   Manteigas, Antoónio ^c   Pina Fonseca, António ^c   Corrêa De Sá, Maria Inácia ^a  

^a Laboratorio Nacional de Investigacao Veterinaria   (Portugal)

^b Laboratorio Vet Montemor o Novo   (Portugal)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Brucella melitensis; Indirect ELISA; Modified rose bengal test; Serological diagnosis; Sheep

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN G; ROSE BENGAL;

ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EUROPEAN UNION; EVALUATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; VACCINATION;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0038498082     PISSN: 09284249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/vetres:2003005     Document Type: Article

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