A diagnostic ELISA for visceral leishmaniasis, based on antigen from media conditioned by Leishmania donovani promastigotes

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 571-577

  Martin, S K ^a   Thuita Harun, L ^b   Adoyo Adoyo, M ^c   Wasunna, K M ^c  

^a WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS REACTION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; KENYA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; NEPAL; PROMASTIGOTE; SERODIAGNOSIS; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; NASO HEXACANTHUS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0031880178     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00034983.1998.11813314     Document Type: Article

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