Detection of specific antibodies to an antigenic mannoprotein for diagnosis of Penicillium marneffei penicilliosis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 3028-3031

  Cao, Liang ^a   Chen, Da Liang ^a   Lee, Cindy ^a   Chan, Che Man ^a   Chan, King Man ^a   Vanittanakom, Nongnuch ^b   Tsang, Dominic N C ^c   Yuen, Kwok Yung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GUINEA PIG; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PENICILLIUM MARNEFFEI; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; FUNGI; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PENICILLIUM MARNEFFEI; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031659295     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.10.3028-3031.1998     Document Type: Article

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