Seroprevalance of brucellosis among suspected cases in Malaysia

Malaysian Journal of Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-34

  Jama'ayah, M Z ^a   Heu, J Y ^a   Norazah, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Brucella; Brucella ELISA; Brucella serology; Brucellosis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRUCELLOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SEROPREVALENCE; TREND STUDY;

AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BRUCELLOSIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALAYSIA; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 79960521292     PISSN: 01268635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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