| Literature DB >> 25749462 |
Girija Ramakrishnan1, Karl Pedersen2, Denis Guenette2, Joyce Sink2, Rashidul Haque3, William A Petri1, Joel Herbein2, Carol A Gilchrist4.
Abstract
Anti-tetanus antibodies in biological samples are typically detected using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay based on toxoided tetanus neurotoxin as antigen. We demonstrate that recombinantly produced fragment C of the toxin heavy chain is an effective alternative antigen for assessment of tetanus-immune status in plasma samples.Entities:
Keywords: ELISA; Fragment C; Immune response; Recombinant antigen; Tetanus; Vaccine surveillance
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25749462 PMCID: PMC4991549 DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2015.01.016
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis ISSN: 0732-8893 Impact factor: 2.803