Assessment of enzyme linked immunosorbent assay based diagnostic kits (Toxokit-G and Toxokit-M) for the detection of IgG and IgM antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in human serum

Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 309-314

  Bhopale, G M ^a   Naik, S R ^a   Bhave, G G ^b   Naik, S S ^c   Gogate, A ^d  

^a Hindustan Antibiotics Ltd   (India)

^b Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital   (India)

^c KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

^d LT M M Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Diagnostic kits; ELISA; IgG and IgM antibodies; Penicillinase; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; PENICILLINASE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PENICILLINASE; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0031443308     PISSN: 01479571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-9571(97)00011-8     Document Type: Article

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