PCR enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for diagnosis of leishmaniasis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1831-1833

  Costa, Jean Marc ^a   Durand, Rémy ^b   Deniau, Michèle ^b   Rivollet, Danièle ^b   Izri, Mohand ^c   Houin, René ^b   Vidaud, Michel ^a   Bretagne, Stéphane ^b  

^a AMERICAN HOSPITAL OF PARIS   (France)

^b HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^c AVICENNE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEISHMANIASIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE;

EID: 0029943104     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.7.1831-1833.1996     Document Type: Article

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