The rose Bengal test in human brucellosis: A neglected test for the diagnosis of a neglected disease

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Díaz, Ramón ^a   Casanova, Aurora ^b   Ariza, Javier ^b   Moriyón, Ignacio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BRUCELLA PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; ROSE BENGAL;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLACAPT; BRUCELLOSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOMBS TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; ROSE BENGAL TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; SERUM AGGLUTINATION TEST; BLOOD; BRUCELLA; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NEGLECTED DISEASE; STAINING;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; NEGLECTED DISEASES; ROSE BENGAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 79955859345     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000950     Document Type: Article

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