Sensitivity of microscopy versus enzyme immunoassay in the laboratory diagnosis of giardiasis

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 615-619

  Mank, T G ^a   Zaat, J O M ^b   Deelder, A M ^c   Van Eijk, J T M ^b   Polderman, A M ^c  

^a General Practitioners Laboratory   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN DETECTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIARRHEA; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SHORT SURVEY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FECES; FEMALE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INFANT; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030868481     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02447929     Document Type: Short Survey

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