A comparison of oral fluid and serum for the detection of rubella‐specific antibodies in a community study in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 1 April 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Tropical Medicine & International Health
- Vol. 3 (4) , 258-267
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-3156.1998.00227.x
Abstract
Objective To assess the utility of oral fluid compared with serum for the determination of age‐prevalence of rubella‐specific antibodies in an urban African community setting. method Paired serum...Keywords
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