A need for standardized rabies-virus diagnostic procedures: Effect of cover-glass mountant on the reliability of antigen detection by the fluorescent antibody test

Virus Research

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 83-88

  Rudd, Robert J ^a   Smith, Jean S ^b   Yager, Pamela A ^b   Orciari, Lillian A ^b   Trimarchi, Charles V ^a  

^a WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluorescent antibody test; Microscope slide cover slip mountant; Rabies; Standard protocol

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; RABIES ANTIGEN; REAGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; BAT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VIRUS STRAIN;

ANTIGENS, VIRAL; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC;

EPTESICUS; EPTESICUS FUSCUS; RABIES VIRUS;

EID: 19444387203     PISSN: 01681702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2005.03.014     Document Type: Review

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