Detection of antibodies to Staphylococcus aureus Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin-1 using a competitive agglutination inhibition assay

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 372-376

  Khojasteh, V Javid ^a   Rogan, M T ^a   Edwards Jones, V ^b   Foster, H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibody; ELISA; Reverse passive agglutination assay; Staphylococcus aureus; Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin 1

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS; ASSAYS; BACTERIA; BODY FLUIDS; CHEMICAL DETECTION; DIAGNOSIS; SCREENING; TOXIC MATERIALS;

ELISA; INHIBITION ASSAYS; LATEX PARTICLES; REVERSE PASSIVE AGGLUTINATION ASSAY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERUM SAMPLES; SIMPLE++; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME TOXIN-1; TOXIC SHOCKS;

ANTIBODIES;

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME TOXIN 1; TOXIN ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; REVERSE PASSIVE AGGLUTINATION ASSAY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0038695884     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.2003.01330.x     Document Type: Article

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