Development of an immunoglobulin M capture-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for diagnosis of acute infections with Bartonella henselae

Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 282-284

  Hoey, John G ^a,b   Valois Cruz, Fernando ^a   Goldenberg, Hannah ^a   Voskoboynik, Yekaterina ^a   Pfiffner, Jenna ^a   Tilton, Richard C ^a   Mordechai, Eli ^a   Adelson, Martin E ^a  

^a Research and Development Department   (United States)

^b Antigen Discovery Division Head   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BACILLARY ANGIOMATOSIS; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLOSIS; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANGIOMATOSIS, BACILLARY; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE; CHILD; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59649121966     PISSN: 15566811     EISSN: 1556679X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CVI.00305-08     Document Type: Article

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