Application of quantitative immunofluorescence to clinical serology: antibody levels of Treponema pallidum.
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A previously reported method of quantitative immunofluorescence, employing a calibrated photometric system and chemically stabilized fluorescence intensity, was used to replace the subjective, visual method of endpoint determination with a quantitative, calibrated measurement of antibodies to Treponema pallidum in serum. The results of the quantitative immunofluorescence method showed a 90% correlation with the subjective determinations of the visual method.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 30 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1992