Short report: Monoclonal antibody-based immunofluorescence microscopy for the rapid identification of burkholderia pseudomallei in clinical specimens

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 165-168

  Tandhavanant, Sarunporn ^a,b,c,d   Wongsuvan, Gumphol ^a,b,c,d   Wuthiekanun, Vanaporn ^a,b,c,d   Teerawattanasook, Nittaya ^a,b,c,d   Day, Nicholas P J ^a,b,c,d   Limmathurotsakul, Direk ^a,b,c,d   Peacock, Sharon J ^a,b,c,d   Chantratita, Narisara ^a,b,c,d  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Sappasitthiprasong Hospital   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL LOAD; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLEACHING; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CELL DAMAGE; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELIOIDOSIS; NONHUMAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; HUMANS; MELIOIDOSIS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84880620964     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0066     Document Type: Article

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