Serological diagnosis of Trypanosoma rangeli infected patients. A comparison of different methods and its implications for the diagnosis of Chagas' disease

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 322-330

  Vasquez J E ^a,b   Krusnell, J ^b,c   Orn A ^b   Sousa, O E ^a   Harris, R A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE PANAMÁ   (Panama)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0031059369     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3083.1997.d01-405.x     Document Type: Article

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