Accuracy of diagnosis of urinary schistosomiasis: Comparison of parasitological and a monoclonal antibody-based dipstick method

Parasitology International

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 211-217

  Bosompem, Kwabena M ^a   Asigbee, Jonas ^a   Otchere, Joseph ^a   Haruna, Abdul ^a   Kpo, King H ^a   Kojima, Somei ^b  

^a University of Ghana   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Dipstick ELISA; Microscopy; Schistosoma haematobium

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

EID: 0032170359     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5769(98)00021-X     Document Type: Article

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