Comparative assay of fluorescent antibody test results among twelve European National Reference Laboratories using various anti-rabies conjugates

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 191, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 88-94

  Robardet, E ^a   Andrieu, S ^a   Rasmussen, T Bruun ^b   Dobrostana, M ^c   Horton, D L ^d   Hostnik, P ^e   Jaceviciene, I ^f   Juhasz, T ^g   Muller T ^h   Mutinelli, F ⁱ   Servat, A ^a   Smreczak, M ^j   Vanek, E ^k   Vazquez Moron S ^l   Cliquet, F ^a  

^a FRENCH AGENCY FOR FOOD   (France)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c INSTITUTE OF FOOD SAFETY   (Latvia)

^d VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^e National Veterinary Institute   (Slovenia)

^f National Food and Veterinary Risk Assessment Institute   (Lithuania)

^g CENTRAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

^h FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

ⁱ ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE VENEZIE   (Italy)

^j NATIONAL VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^k AUSTRIAN AGENCY FOR HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY   (Austria)

^l INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

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Author keywords

Conjugate; Diagnosis; Fluorescein isothiocyanate; Fluorescent antibody test; Rabies

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY CONJUGATE; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; RABIES IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABIES VIRUS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TISSUE SECTION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS STRAIN;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; RABIES;

EID: 84877332555     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: 18790984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2013.03.027     Document Type: Article

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