Detection of hydatid antigen in urine by countercurrent immunoelectrophoresis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1571-1574

  Parija, S C ^a,b   Ravinder, P T ^a,c   Subba Rao, K S V K ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

^c Kilpauk Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNTER IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0031011496     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.6.1571-1574.1997     Document Type: Article

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