Evaluation of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for detecting circulating antibodies to Candida albicans

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 234-238

  Prince, Harry E ^a   Yeh, Cindy ^a   Alem, Navid ^b   Asalkhou, Mandana ^b   Hamedi, Nina ^b   Alem, Neda ^b   Alem, Mehdi ^b  

^a Focus Diagnostics Inc   (United States)

^b Micro Detect Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Candidiasis; Cytoplasmic antigen; ELISA; IgA antibodies; IgG; IgM

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEROPREVALENCE;

ANTIBODIES, FUNGAL; CALIFORNIA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI;

EID: 48249094235     PISSN: 08878013     EISSN: 10982825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcla.20242     Document Type: Article

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