Comparison of indirect immunofluorescence assays for diagnosis of scrub typhus and murine typhus using venous blood and finger prick filter paper blood spots

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 837-840

  Phetsouvanh, Rattanaphone ^a,b,c   Blacksell, Stuart D ^a,b,c   Jenjaroen, Kemajittra ^a,b,c   Day, Nicholas P J ^a,b,c   Newton, Paul N ^a,b,c  

^a Mahosot Hospital   (Democratic Republic Congo)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FILTER DESIGN; FILTER PAPER BLOOD SPOT; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MURINE TYPHUS; ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI; PATIENT CODING; PRICK TEST; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA TYPHI; SCRUB TYPHUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TYPHUS; VENOUS BLOOD; BLOOD; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; STANDARD; TEMPERATURE;

MURINAE; ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI; RICKETTSIA TYPHI;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; SCRUB TYPHUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TEMPERATURE; TYPHUS, ENDEMIC FLEA-BORNE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66149158511     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.80.837     Document Type: Article

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