Quantifying serum antibody in bird fanciers' hypersensitivity pneumonitis
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Detecting serum antibody against inhaled antigens is an important diagnostic adjunct for hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP). We sought to validate a quantitative fluorimetric assay testing serum from bird fanciers.</p> <p>...
Main Authors: | Anderson Kenneth, Ismail Tengku, Dye George M, McSharry Charles, Spiers Elizabeth M, Boyd Gavin |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-06-01
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Series: | BMC Pulmonary Medicine |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/6/16 |
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