Performance of two Aspergillus IgG EIA assays compared with the precipitin test in chronic and allergic aspergillosis

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Baxter, C G ^a,b   Denning, D W ^a,b   Jones, A M ^a,b   Todd, A ^c   Moore, C B ^b,d   Richardson, M D ^b,d  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c CUMBERLAND INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis; Aspergillus; Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis; Enzyme immunoassay; IgG antibody

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; PRECIPITIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC BRONCHOPULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSTANTS AND COEFFICIENTS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COUNTER IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ASPERGILLUS;

EID: 84875500441     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12133     Document Type: Article

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