Short report: Serodiagnosis of plague in humans and rats using a rapid test

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 450-451

  Thullier, Philippe ^a   Guglielmo, Valerie ^a   Rajerison, Mino ^b   Chanteau, Suzanne ^c  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHES   (France)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR DE MADAGASCAR   (Madagascar)

^c Centre de Recherche Medicale et Sanitaire Niamey   (Niger)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PROTEIN A; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DISEASE CARRIER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PLAGUE; RAT; RODENT DISEASE; SERODIAGNOSIS; YERSINIA PESTIS; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EVALUATION; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; STANDARD;

ANIMALIA; NEGIBACTERIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RATTUS RATTUS; RODENTIA; YERSINIA PESTIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PLAGUE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RATS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 0642312451     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2003.69.450     Document Type: Article

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