Possible serodiagnosis of pertussis infection by an immunoenzyme method

• Published in: Žurnal mikrobiologii, ėpidemiologii i immunobiologii no. 8; p. 91
• Main Authors: Tsvetkova, N V, Borisenko, Iu V, Kuznetsova, E M, Chudnaia, L M, Chaban, E P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: Russia (Federation) 01.08.1987
• Subjects: Adult; Antibodies, Bacterial - analysis; Bordetella pertussis - immunology; Child; False Positive Reactions; Humans; Immunoenzyme Techniques; Lipopolysaccharides - immunology; Pertussis Vaccine - immunology; Serologic Tests - methods; Whooping Cough - diagnosis; Whooping Cough - immunology

The sera of children and adults with a history of pertussis, as well as the sera of children immunized in three injections, have been studied in the enzyme immunoassay. The levels of antibodies to Bordetella pertussis protein and lipopolysaccharide, and to disintegrated B. pertussis cells have been...