Evaluation of indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) test for kala-azar for diagnostic potential in endemic areas

Serodiagnosis and Immunotherapy in Infectious Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 9-12

  Mukerji, K ^a   Puri, A ^a   Sahai, R ^a   Saxena, R P ^a   Srivastava, J K ^a   Katiyar, J C ^a   Saxena, K C ^a   Dhawan, B N ^a   Thakur, B B ^a  

^a CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Amastigote antigen; Diagnosis; IFA; Leishmaniasis; Promastigote antigen

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; ANTIMONY GLUCONATE;

AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; INDIA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS; LEPROSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0030484022     PISSN: 08880786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0888-0786(96)80015-1     Document Type: Article

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