Detection of Mycoplasma genitalium-reactive cervicovaginal antibodies among infected women

Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1783-1786

  Iverson Cabral, Stefanie L ^a   Manhart, Lisa E ^a   Totten, Patricia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; MYCOPLASMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINA;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; VAGINA; VAGINAL DOUCHING;

EID: 80053447911     PISSN: 15566811     EISSN: 1556679X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CVI.05174-11     Document Type: Article

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