USDA regulatory guidelines and practices for veterinary Leptospira vaccine potency testing

Biologicals

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 298-302

  Srinivas, G B ^a   Walker, A ^a   Rippke, B ^a  

^a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Leptospira; Leptospirosis; Potency testing; Regulatory testing; Standard Requirements; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

BACTERIN; LEPTOSPIROSIS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CROSS REACTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HAMSTER MODEL; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA HARDJO BOVIS; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINATION; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA CANICOLA; LEPTOSPIRA ICTEROHAEMORRHAGIAE; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS SEROVAR HARDJO; LEPTOSPIRA KIRSCHNERI SEROVAR GRIPPOTYPHOSA;

LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; POTENCY TESTING; REGULATORY TESTING; STANDARD REQUIREMENTS; VACCINE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL VACCINES; CRICETINAE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; VACCINE POTENCY;

EID: 84883557704     PISSN: 10451056     EISSN: 10958320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biologicals.2013.06.005     Document Type: Article

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