Diagnostic value of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays using hypothetical proteins CT226 and CT795 as antigens in Chlamydia trachomatis serodiagnosis

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 224-231

  Frikha Gargouri, Olfa ^a   Gdoura, Radhouane ^a   Znazen, Abir ^a   Gargouri, Jalel ^b   Hammami, Adnene ^a  

^a HABIB BOURGUIBA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b Department of Blood Bank ^*  (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; CT226 ELISA; CT694 ELISA; CT795 ELISA; Expression vector; Hypothetical protein; MIF

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; PROTEIN CT226; PROTEIN CT795; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 71749097177     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2009.07.019     Document Type: Article

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