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.
MeSH terms
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Antibodies, Bacterial / blood
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Antibodies, Bacterial / immunology
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Antigens, Bacterial / immunology
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Ehrlichia / immunology
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Ehrlichiosis / blood
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Ehrlichiosis / diagnosis*
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Ehrlichiosis / immunology
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Ehrlichiosis / microbiology
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Fluorescent Antibody Technique
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Granulocytes
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HL-60 Cells
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Humans
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Immunoglobulin G / blood
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Immunoglobulin G / immunology
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Immunoglobulin M / blood
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Immunoglobulin M / immunology
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Predictive Value of Tests
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Serologic Tests
Substances
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Antibodies, Bacterial
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Antigens, Bacterial
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Immunoglobulin G
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Immunoglobulin M