Leptospiral glycolipoprotein as a candidate antigen for serodiagnosis of human leptospirosis

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 267-273

  Blanco, R M ^a   Takei, K ^b   Romero, E C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Candidate antigen; Glycolipoprotein; Leptospira sp; Leptospirosis; Serodiagnosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS; ANTIGENS; DIAGNOSIS; INDUSTRIAL LABORATORIES; PATIENT MONITORING; TESTING;

CANDIDATE ANTIGEN; GLYCOLIPOPROTEIN; LEPTOSPIRA SP; LEPTOSPIROSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS;

BODY FLUIDS;

ANTIGEN; GLYCOLIPOPROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LIPOPROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; IMMUNOASSAY; PROTEIN; SERUM; TESTING METHOD;

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS;

LEPTOSPIRA;

EID: 68249159421     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2009.02650.x     Document Type: Article

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