Evaluation of serological tests for the diagnosis of rickettsiosis in Denmark

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 285-288

  Kantsø, Bjørn ^a   Svendsen, Claus Bo ^a   Jørgensen, Charlotte Sværke ^a   Krogfelt, Karen A ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cross reactions; Epidemiology; Immunofluorescence; Rickettsia; Serology

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; BLOOD DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; COXIELLA BURNETII; CROSS REACTION; DENMARK; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETTSIA CONORII; RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII; RICKETTSIA TYPHI; RICKETTSIOSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CROSS REACTIONS; DENMARK; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA INFECTIONS; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

COXIELLA BURNETII; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA CONORII; RICKETTSIA HELVETICA; RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII; RICKETTSIA TYPHI;

EID: 59849102407     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2008.12.012     Document Type: Article

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