Comparison of dot-ELISA and standard ELISA for detection of Neisseria meningitidis outer membrane complex-specific antibodies

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-40

  Belo, Elza F T ^a   Farhat, Calil K ^a   de Gaspari, Elizabeth N ^a  

^a INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Dot ELISA; ELISA; Neisseria meningitidis; Outer membrane complex

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DOT ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MENINGOCOCCEMIA; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROTYPE; STANDARDIZATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 77954772237     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1413-86702010000100008     Document Type: Article

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