Evaluation of a simple PCR technique for the diagnosis of Trypanosoma vivax infection in the serum of cattle in comparison to parasitological techniques and antigen-enzyme-linked immuno sorbent assay

Acta Tropica

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 139-148

  Desquesnes, M ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LA GUYANE   (French Guiana)

Author keywords

Ag ELISA; Buffy coat method; French Guiana; Haematocrit centrifuge method; Polymerase chain reaction; Trypanosoma vivax

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CENTRIFUGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEMATOCRIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERUM; TRYPANOSOMA VIVAX; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVALUATION STUDIES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRYPANOSOMA VIVAX; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, BOVINE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA VIVAX;

EID: 0030908124     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(96)00643-2     Document Type: Article

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