Dried blood spot cards: A reliable sampling method to detect human antibodies against rabies virus.
<h4>Background</h4>Although preventable by vaccination for more than a century, rabies virus still causes numerous fatalities every year. To determine antibody levels in humans, blood collected with a finger prick and applied on dried blood spot (DBS) cards is an alternative for venipunc...
Main Authors: | Laura Doornekamp, Carmen W E Embregts, Georgina I Aron, Simone Goeijenbier, David A M C van de Vijver, Eric C M van Gorp, Corine H GeurtsvanKessel |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2020-10-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008784 |
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