Evaluation of immunoglobulin M (IgM) and IgG rapid cassette test kits for diagnosis of melioidosis in an area of endemicity

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 3435-3437

  Wuthiekanun, Vanaporn ^a   Amornchai, Premjit ^a   Chierakul, Wirongrong ^a   Cheng, Allen C ^b   White, Nicholas J ^a,c   Peacock, Sharon J ^a,c   Day, Nicholas P J ^a,c  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ARTICLE; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELIOIDOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEPTICEMIA; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROLOGY; THAILAND;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEMAGGLUTINATION TESTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MELIOIDOSIS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THAILAND;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 3843116669     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.8.3435-3437.2004     Document Type: Article

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