Positive serologic test results for burkholderia pseudomallei in asymptomatic persons [1]

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1065-

  Cheng, Allen C ^a   Currie, Bart J ^a   Peacock, Sharon ^b  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; CROSS REACTING ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; LETTER; MELIOIDOSIS; MORBIDITY; THAILAND; BLOOD; IMMUNOLOGY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NOTE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEROLOGY; STANDARD; ARMY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST;

BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; MELIOIDOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 66949146534     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.80.1065     Document Type: Letter

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