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J Clin Microbiol. 1979 January; 9(1): 60-64

Solid-Phase Microtiter Radioimmunoassay Blocking Test for Detection of Antibodies to Escherichia coli Heat-Labile Enterotoxin

¹ Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland 20014
² University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Infectious Disease, Baltimore, Maryland 21201
³ Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 21210

ABSTRACT

The development of a solid-phase microtiter radioimmunoassay blocking test to detect serum antibody to Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin is described. The assay is easy to perform and quantitate, and it is sensitive and specific.