Evaluation of an antigen-capture enzyme immunoassay for detection of Entamoeba histolytica in stool samples

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 752-755

  Jelinek, T ^a   Peyerl, G ^a   Loscher T ^a   Nothdurft, H D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIARRHEA; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOURISM;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENTAMOEBIASIS; EVALUATION STUDIES; FECES; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MICROSCOPY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0029852314     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01691966     Document Type: Article

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