Evaluation of Bacillus anthracis extractable antigen for testing anthrax immunity

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 421-424

  Shlyakhov, E ^a,b   Shoenfeld, Y ^a   Gilburd, B ^a   Rubinstein, E ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b LANIADO HOSPITAL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anthrax; Bacillus anthracis; Diagnosis; Immunity; Infection

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX VACCINE; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; LIVE VACCINE; THYMIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTHRAX; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GUINEA PIG; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

ANIMALIA; ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CAVIA;

EID: 2642577766     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.00852.x     Document Type: Article

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