The meningococcal antibody test: How useful in the diagnosis of meningococcal disease?

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 217-227

  Weis, N ^a   Berthelsen, L ^a   Wachmann, H ^a   Lind, I ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOASSAY; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; RELIABILITY; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODY FORMATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 15944379226     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268804003425     Document Type: Article

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