Detection of Aspergillus galactomannan: Comparison of an enzyme-linked immunoassay and a europium-linked time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 3079-3080

  Paugam, A ^a   Sarfati, J ^b   Romieu, R ^a   Viguier, M ^a   Dupouy Camet, J ^a   Latge J P ^b  

^a université Paris Cité   (France)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUROPIUM; GALACTOMANNAN; PEROXIDASE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUOROIMMUNOASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS GALACTOMANNAN;

EID: 0031682168     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.10.3079-3080.1998     Document Type: Article

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