Effect of passive immunoglobulin transfer on results of diagnostic tests for antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi in pups born to a seropositive dam

Veterinary Therapeutics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 184-191

  Eschner, Andrew K ^a  

^a BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CASE REPORT; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; LYME DISEASE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; PREGNANCY; SEROLOGY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; IMMUNIZATION, PASSIVE; LYME DISEASE; MALE; PREGNANCY; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

ANIMALIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI;

EID: 53949088871     PISSN: 15283593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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