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Comparative Study
. 1982;60(5):777-81.

Comparison of passive haemagglutination and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for serodiagnosis of plague

J E Williams, L Arntzen, D M Robinson, D C Cavanaugh, M Isaäcson
Comparative Study

Comparison of passive haemagglutination and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for serodiagnosis of plague

J E Williams et al. Bull World Health Organ. 1982.

Abstract

Sera of 42 suspect plague cases from Ovamboland, Namibia, were examined. ELISA proved more sensitive than passive haemagglutination for the detection of F1 antibody and increased positive serodiagnoses of plague by 7-42%.

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