Evaluation of a standardized F1 capsular antigen capture ELISA test kit for the rapid diagnosis of plague

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 149-155

  Splettstoesser, Wolf D ^a   Rahalison, Lila ^b   Grunow, Roland ^a   Neubauer, Heinrich ^a   Chanteau, Suzanne ^b  

^a Sanitatsakademie der Bundeswehr   (Germany)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR DE MADAGASCAR   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

F1 capsular antigen; Plague diagnosis; Yersinia pestis

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; F1 CAPSULAR ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BLOOD DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; PLAGUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; YERSINIA PESTIS;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL CAPSULES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; PLAGUE; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 2442597392     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.femsim.2004.02.005     Document Type: Article

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