Coproantigens: Early detection and suitability of an immunodiagnostic method for echinococcosis in dogs

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 237-244

  Ahmad, Gul ^a   Nizami, W A ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

CCIEP; Coproantigens; Diagnosis cestoda; Dog; Echinococcus granulosus; ELISA; Immunodot analysis

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COUNTER IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOG; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; NONHUMAN; PARASITOLOGY; SERODIAGNOSIS; STUDY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; BUFFALOES; COUNTERIMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; IMMUNOBLOTTING; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CESTODA; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS;

EID: 0032580908     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(98)00124-1     Document Type: Article

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