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Detection of typhus antibodies by latex agglutination.

Journal of clinical microbiology ·Vol. 13 ·No. 1 ·1981-01-00 ·Pages 214-6

Hechemy KE, Osterman JV, Eisemann CS, Elliott LB, Sasowski SJ

Abstract

A latex test for assay of antibodies to endemic and epidemic typhus rickettsiae is simple, group-specific, sensitive, and reproducible. Cross-reactivity within the typhus group was extensive.

MeSH Terms

Antibodies, Bacterial/analysis Cross Reactions Fluorescent Antibody Technique Humans Latex Fixation Tests Rickettsia prowazekii/immunology Rickettsia typhi/immunology Typhus, Epidemic Louse-Borne/diagnosis

Chemicals

Antibodies, Bacterial

Authors & Affiliations

5 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Hechemy K E

Osterman J V

Eisemann C S

Elliott L B

Sasowski S J

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8 references, click to expand

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Article Info

Journal

Journal of clinical microbiology

Abbr.

J Clin Microbiol

ISSN

0095-1137

DOI

10.1128/jcm.13.1.214-216.1981

Published

1981-01-00

Pages

214-6

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

7505564

PMCID

PMC273752

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/jcm.13.1.214-216.1981 PMC Full Text View journal details

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