Public health consequences of a false-positive laboratory test result for brucella - Florida, Georgia, and Michigan, 2005

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 57, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 603-605

  Pragle, A ^a   Blackmore, C ^a   Clark, T A ^b   Ari, M D ^c   Wilkins, P P ^c   Gross, D ^d   Stern, E J ^d  

^a FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

^c National Center for Zoonotic Vector Borne and Enteric Diseases

^d CDC ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TESTS; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; FLORIDA; GEORGIA; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MICHIGAN; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE;

EID: 44849102559     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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