Evaluation of three serological tests for the detection of human plague in northeast Brazil

Evaluation of three serological tests for the detection of human plague in northeast Brazil

The passive haemagglutination (PHA) test, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and the dot enzyme-immunosorbent assay (DOT-ELISA) were used to detect the levels of IgG antibodies against the Fraction 1 (F1) antigen of Yersinia pestis in sera of plague-infected patients from Northeast Brazil. Tw...

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Main Authors: Alzira Maria Paiva de Almeida, Luis Carlos de Souza Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1992-03-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Yersinia pestis
fraction-1 antigen
passive haemagglutination test
ELISA
DOT-ELISA
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