Sensitivity and specificity of single IgA and IgG antibody concentrations for early diagnosis of pertussis in adults: an evaluation for outbreak management in public health practice

BACKGROUND: An accurate, practical laboratory test is needed to confirm clinical diagnosis of pertussis in adults during the first 3 symptomatic weeks, when treatment is effective and transmission can be interrupted. METHODS: The sensitivity and specificity of single IgA and IgG levels were assessed...

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Autores principales: Mertens, Paul LJM, Stals, Frans S, Steyerberg, Ewout W, Richardus, Jan H
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1924524/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17553132
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-7-53

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1924524/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17553132
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-7-53

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