Accuracy of accessbio immunoglobulin M and total antibody rapid immunochromatographic assays for the diagnosis of acute scrub typhus infection

Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 263-266

  Blacksell, Stuart D ^a,b,c   Jenjaroen, Kemajittra ^a   Phetsouvanh, Rattanaphone ^c   Wuthiekanun, Vanaporn ^a   Day, Nicholas P J ^a,b,c   Newton, Paul N ^b,c   Ching, Wei Mei ^d  

^a MAHIDOL OXFORD TROPICAL MEDICINE RESEARCH UNIT   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c MAHOSOT HOSPITAL   (Laos)

^d NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENGUE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEVER; HUMAN; LAOS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALARIA; MELIOIDOSIS; NONHUMAN; ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHIC TEST; SCRUB TYPHUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 75749146669     PISSN: 15566811     EISSN: 1556679X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CVI.00448-08     Document Type: Article

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