Identification of the microsporidian Encephalitozoon hellem using immunoglobulin G monoclonal antibodies

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 182-186

  Croppo, Gian Piero ^a   Visvesvara, Govinda S ^a   Leitch, Gordon J ^b   Wallace, Sara ^a   Schwartz, David A ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; FUMAGILLIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MALE; MICROSPORA; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0031882408     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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