Modified ELISA for hydatid serodiagnosis: The potential of periodate treatment and phosphorylcholine inhibition

Serodiagnosis and Immunotherapy in Infectious Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 145-148

  Sterla, Silvia ^a   Ljungström, Inger ^b   Nieto, Alberto ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Carbohydrates; Echinococcus; Hydatidosis; Periodate; Phosphorylcholine; Serodiagnosis

Indexed keywords

INORGANIC SALT; PERIODATE SODIUM; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; SWEDEN; URUGUAY;

EID: 0030887110     PISSN: 08880786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0888-0786(96)01069-4     Document Type: Article

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