Open AccessDiagnosis of Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis in Humans by Immunofluorescence Assay
Author(s) -
Philippe Brouqui,
Eric Salvo,
J. Stephen Dumler,
Didier Raoult
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
clinical and diagnostic laboratory immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1098-6588
pISSN - 1071-412X
DOI - 10.1128/cdli.8.1.199-202.2001
Subject(s) - ehrlichiosis , immunofluorescence , antigen , ehrlichia , virology , indirect immunofluorescence , tick borne disease , immunology , biology , direct fluorescent antibody , tick , antibody
Serodiagnostic tests are widely available for tick-borne diseases. We evaluated a cell-free antigen of the human granulocytic ehrlichiosis agent. Immunofluorescence assay (IFA) with this antigen is as efficient as with the MRL kit and allows a one-step IFA with other cell-free antigens that is useful when testing sera from patients bitten by ticks.