Diagnostic accuracy of rapid enzyme linked immunosorbent assay for the diagnosis of human hydatidosis

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 110, Issue JUL., 1999, Pages 18-21

  Kaur, Manjit ^a   Mahajan, R C ^a   Malla, Nancy ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Hydatidosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

AMEBIASIS; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; CYSTICERCOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANPOWER; SERODIAGNOSIS; TIME;

ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEMAGGLUTINATION TESTS; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032870595     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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