EUVAC.NET collaborative study: Evaluation and standardisation of serology for diagnosis of pertussis

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 372, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 137-145

  Xing, Dorothy ^a   Markey, Kevin ^a   Newland, Penny ^a   Rigsby, Peter ^a   Hockley, Jason ^a   He, Qiushui ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STANDARDS AND CONTROL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Pertussis; Pertussis toxin; Serology; Standardisation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; PERTUSSIS TOXIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EUROPE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PERTUSSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; STANDARDIZATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PERTUSSIS TOXIN; WHOOPING COUGH;

EID: 80052451419     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: 18727905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2011.07.005     Document Type: Article

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