Significance of mycobacterial immune complexes (IgG) in the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis

Tubercle and Lung Disease

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 164-167

  Patil, S A ^a   Gourie Devi, M ^a   Anand, A R ^a   Vijaya, A N ^a   Pratima, N ^a   Neelam, K ^a   Chandramuki, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

EID: 0029875539     PISSN: 09628479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0962-8479(96)90032-5     Document Type: Article

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