Dried venous blood samples for the detection and quantification of measles IgG using a commercial enzyme immunoassay

• Главные авторы: Riddell Michaela A. (Автор), Byrnes Graham B. (Автор), Leydon Jennie A. (Автор), Kelly Heath A. (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: The World Health Organization, 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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OBJECTIVES: To determine whether samples of dried venous blood (DVB) were an acceptable alternative to serum for detecting measles-specific IgG in a commercial enzyme immunoassay. METHODS: Paired samples of serum and DVB were collected from 98 suspected cases of measles and 1153 schoolchildren in Vi...