Comparison of the indirect immunofluorescent antibody test and the direct agglutination test for serodiagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in HIV-Infected subjects

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 832-835

  Nigro, L ^a   Vinci, C ^a   Romano, F ^a   Russo, R ^a  

^a Ascoli Tomaselli Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 0029853453     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01701531     Document Type: Article

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