Determination of low tetanus or diphtheria antitoxin titers in sera by a toxin neutralization assay and a modified toxin-binding inhibition test

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 69-76

  Sonobe, M H ^a   Trezena, A G ^a   Guilhen, F B ^a   Takano, V L ^a   Fratelli, F ^a   Sakauchi, D ^a   Morais, J F ^a   Prado, S M A ^a   Higashi, H G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diphtheria; Tetanus; Toxin neutralization; Toxin binding inhibition test

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA ANTIBODY; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA TOXOID; NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY; PEROXIDASE; TETANUS ANTIBODY; TETANUS TOXOID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BINDING KINETICS; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG QUALITY; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; INOCULATION; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SERODIAGNOSIS;

CAVIA; MUS;

EID: 33846318187     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2007000100009     Document Type: Article

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