IgG and IgA response to Simkania negevensis in sera of patients with respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms

New Microbiologica

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 303-306

  Donati, Manuela ^a   Fiani, Natascia ^a   Di Francesco, Antonietta ^b   Di Paolo, Maria ^a   Vici, Manuela ^b   Cevenini, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibody response; Microimmunofluorescence test; Simkania negevensis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHLAMYDIACEAE; CROSS REACTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; ITALY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHLAMYDIALES; CROSS REACTIONS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; ITALY; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 84883173302     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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