Usefulness of rat-derived antigen in the serodiagnosis of Pneumocystis carinii infection

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 681-687

  Chatterton, Jean M W ^a   Joss, A W L ^a   Pennington, T H ^a   Ho Yen, D O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYST; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; NONHUMAN; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SERODIAGNOSIS; TROPHOZOITE;

EID: 0032786936     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-48-7-681     Document Type: Article

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