Evaluation of variant specific trypanolysis tests for serodiagnosis of human infections with Trypanosoma brucei gambiense

Acta Tropica

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 189-199

  Van Meirvenne, Nestor ^a   Magnus, Eddy ^a   Büscher, Philippe ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Immune trypanolysis; Serodiagnosis; Sleeping sickness; Trypanosoma brucei gambiense; Variable antigen

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SERODIAGNOSIS; SERUM; TRYPANOSOMA GAMBIENSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; MICE; RABBITS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI GAMBIENSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN;

TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI GAMBIENSE;

EID: 0029617826     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0001-706X(95)00127-Z     Document Type: Article

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