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Diphtheria
Reports summarize diphtheria research from S. Reder and co-authors
November 5th, 2008
"Bead-based assay systems offer the possibility of measuring several specific antibodies in one sample simultaneously. This study evaluated a vaccine panel of a multianalyte system that measures antibodies to tetanus toxin, diphtheria toxin, and pertussis toxin ( PT) from Bordetella pertussis," researchers in Krefeld, Germany report. "The antibody concentrations of human immunoglobulin G (IgG) to PT, tetanus toxin, and diphtheria toxin were measured in 123 serum pairs ( total of 246 sera) from a vaccine study. The multianalyte bead assay was compared to a standardized in-house IgG-anti-PT enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) of the German reference laboratory for...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-11-05)
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