Q fever diagnosis in domestic ruminants: Comparison between complement fixation and commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 924-931

  Horigan, Mark W ^a   Bell, Michael M ^a   Pollard, Tim R ^a   Sayers, Anthony R ^a   Pritchard, Geoff C ^a  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

comparison; Complement fixation test; Coxiella burnetii; enzyme linked immunosorbent assay

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; MICROBIOLOGY; Q FEVER; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TESTS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; Q FEVER; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; CAPRA HIRCUS; COXIELLA BURNETII; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84857128538     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: 19434936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1040638711416971     Document Type: Article

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