Limited field evaluation of a rapid monoclonal antibody-based dipstick assay for urinary schistosomiasis

Hybridoma

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 443-447

  Bosompem, K M ^a   Ayi, I ^a   Anyan, W K ^a   Nkrumah, F K ^a   Kojima, S ^b  

^a University of Ghana   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CHILD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0030471045     PISSN: 0272457X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/hyb.1996.15.443     Document Type: Article

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