Evaluation of serological tests for diagnosis of brucellosis

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 272-276

  Pabuccuoglu, Ozan ^a   Ecemis, Talat ^a   El, Sibel ^b   Coskun, Abdullah ^c   Akcali, Sinem ^a   Sanlidag, Tamer ^a  

^a CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Department of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology   (Turkey)

^c State Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MERCAPTOETHANOL; ROSE BENGAL;

2 MERCAPTOETHANOL TEST; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BRUCELLOSIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RELIABILITY; ROSE BENGAL TEST; SEROLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALE; MERCAPTOETHANOL; MIDDLE AGED; ROSE BENGAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960999646     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: 18842836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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