Detection of rickettsial antibodies using Weil-Felix (OXK and OX19) antigens and the indirect immunoperoxidase assay

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 171-174

  Tay, S T ^a   Kamalanathan, M ^b   Rohani, M Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PEROXIDASE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; RICKETTSIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI; RICKETTSIA TYPHI; SEROLOGY; TYPHUS;

EID: 0042066631     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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