Influence of brucellosis history on serological diagnosis and evolution of patients with acute brucellosis

Journal of Infection

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 397-403

  Mantecón, María de los Ángeles ^a   Gutiérrez, María Purificación ^a   Zarzosa, María del Pilar ^b   Fernández Lago, Luis ^c   Colmenero, Juan de Dios ^d   Vizcaíno, Nieves ^c   Bratos, Miguel Angel ^a   Almaraz, Ana ^a   Cubero, África ^a   Muñoz, Maria Fe ^a   Rodriguez Torres A ^a   Orduña, Antonio ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO DE VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b GERENCIA REGIONAL DE SALUD DE CASTILLA Y LEÓN   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL REGIONAL UNIVERSITARIO DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brucellosis; ELISA IgG avidity; Evolution; Immunocapture agglutination; Serology

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOMBS TEST; DISEASE COURSE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; CHILD; COOMBS' TEST; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; SEROLOGIC TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55949131417     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2008.08.005     Document Type: Article

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