Immunohistologic identification of Aspergillus spp. and other hyaline fungi by using polyclonal fluorescent antibodies

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2206-2209

  Kaufman, Leo ^a   Standard, Paul G ^a   Jalbert, Maxine ^a   Kraft, Dorothy E ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUSARIUM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM PROLIFERATUM; FUSARIUM SOLANI; PAECILOMYCES LILACINUS; PSEUDALLESCHERIA BOYDII;

EID: 0030800114     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.9.2206-2209.1997     Document Type: Article

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