Comparison of immunofluorescence with enzyme immunoassay for detection of Q fever

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 749-752

  Cruchaga D'Harcourt, S ^a   Buno Soto A ^a   Cascante Burgos, V ^a   Lozano Calero, D ^a   Martinez Zapico R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COXIELLA BURNETII; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q FEVER; SCREENING;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; COXIELLA BURNETII; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; Q FEVER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 10244250304     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01691965     Document Type: Article

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