Inter- and intra-operator variability in the reading of indirect immunofluorescence assays for the serological diagnosis of scrub typhus and murine typhus

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 932-936

  Phetsouvanh, Rattanaphone ^a   Thojaikong, Thaksinaporn ^d   Phoumin, Phonlavanh ^a   Sibounheuang, Bountoy ^a   Phommasone, Koukeo ^a   Chansamouth, Vilada ^a   Lee, Sue J ^b   Newton, Paul N ^a   Blacksell, Stuart D ^c  

^a MAHOSOT HOSPITAL   (Laos)

^b MAHIDOL OXFORD TROPICAL MEDICINE RESEARCH UNIT   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; SCRUB TYPHUS; SERODIAGNOSIS; STORAGE TEMPERATURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI; RICKETTSIA TYPHI; SCRUB TYPHUS; TYPHUS, ENDEMIC FLEA-BORNE; YOUNG ADULT;

MURINAE;

EID: 84877115468     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0325     Document Type: Article

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