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ArticleClinical and diagnostic laboratory immunology2001

Diagnosis of granulocytic ehrlichiosis in humans by immunofluorescence assay.

P Brouqui, E Salvo, J S Dumler, D Raoult

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Article in Clinical and diagnostic laboratory immunology, 2001. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

P BrouquiUnité des rickettsies, WHO Collaborative Center for Rickettsial Reference and Research, CNRS UPRES A 6020, Faculté de Médecine, 13385 Marseille Cedex 5 France. Philippe.Brouqui@medecine.univ-mrs.fr
E Salvo
J S Dumler
D Raoult
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRJohns Hopkins University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Serodiagnostic tests are widely available for tick-borne diseases. We evaluated a cell-free antigen of the human granulocytic ehrlichiosis agent. Immunofluorescence assay (IFA) with this antigen is as efficient as with the MRL kit and allows a one-step IFA with other cell-free antigens that is useful when testing sera from patients bitten by ticks.

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Antibodies, BacterialAntigens, BacterialEhrlichiaEhrlichiosisFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGranulocytesHL-60 CellsHumansImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MPredictive Value of TestsSerologic TestsAntibodies, BacterialAntigens, BacterialImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin M

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PMID11139221
PMCPMC96036
OpenAlexW2098768825

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