Evaluation of three commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for diagnosis of Chagas' disease

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2423-2427

  Oelemann, Walter M R ^a   Teixeira, Maria Da Glória M ^a   Veríssimo Da Costa, Giovani C ^a   Borges Pereira, José ^b   De Castro, José Adail F ^c   Coura, José Rodrigues ^b   Peralta, José Mauro ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PIAUÍ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD BANK; CHAGAS DISEASE; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INSECT; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

INSECTA; PROTOZOA; TRIATOMIDAE; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0031850246     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.9.2423-2427.1998     Document Type: Article

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