Usefulness of the determination of IgG and IgM antibodies by ELISA and immunocapture in a clinical series of human brucellosis;Utilidad de la determinación de anticuerpos IgG e IgM por ELISA e inmunocaptura en una serie clínica de brucelosis humana

Revista Chilena de Infectologia

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 116-121

  Aranís J , Carolina ^a   Oporto C , Jorge ^a   Espinoza, Mónica ^a   Riedel K , Ingrid ^a   Pérez C , Carlos ^a   García Cañete, Patricia ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Agglutination test; Brucellacapt ; Brucellosis; Immunology

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGGLUTINATION TESTS; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 45349090954     PISSN: 07161018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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