Sensitivity and specificity of a rapid immunochromatographic test for diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 669-670

  Jelinek, T ^a   Eichenlaub, S ^a   Loscher T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032737323     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960050371     Document Type: Article

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