Comparison of radioimmunoassay and enzyme-linked immunoassay methods for detection of Histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum Antigen

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2252-2255

  Durkin, Michelle M ^a   Connolly, Patricia A ^a   Wheat, L Joseph ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RICHARD L ROUDEBUSH VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

AJELLOMYCES; AJELLOMYCES CAPSULATUS; FUNGI;

EID: 0030851616     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.9.2252-2255.1997     Document Type: Article

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