Comparison of Brucella immunoglobulin M and G flow assays with serum agglutination and 2-mercaptoethanol tests in the diagnosis of brucellosis

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 180-184

  Zeytinoǧlu, Ayşin ^a   Turhan, Ajda ^a   Altuǧlu, Imre ^a   Bilgiç, Altinay ^a   Abdoel, Theresia H ^b   Smits, Henk L ^b  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brucella IgG flow assay; Brucella IgM flow assay; Brucellosis; Point of care test; Serology

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; MERCAPTOETHANOL;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; BRUCELLOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MERCAPTOETHANOL;

BRUCELLA;

EID: 32544454981     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2006.033     Document Type: Article

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