Immuno-PCR for the early serological diagnosis of acute infectious diseases: The Q fever paradigm

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1951-1960

  Malou, N ^a   Renvoise, A ^a   Nappez, C ^a   Raoult, D ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HUMAN; IMMUNO POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q FEVER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; Q FEVER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 84866383991     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-011-1526-1     Document Type: Article

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