An immunodiffusion assay for the detection of canine leishmaniasis due to infection with Leishmania infantum

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 73, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 207-213

  Bernadina, W E ^a   De Luna, R ^b   Oliva, G ^b   Ciaramella, P ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnosis protozoa; Dog; ELISA; IDA; IFA; Leishmania infantum; PEG

Indexed keywords

MACROGOL; PARASITE ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOG DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNODIFFUSION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; NONHUMAN; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNODIFFUSION; ITALY; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; NETHERLANDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0031593036     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(97)00124-6     Document Type: Article

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