Saliva ELISA: A method for the diagnosis of chronic Chagas disease in endemic areas

Acta Tropica

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 31-38

  Pinho, R T ^a   Pedrosa, R C ^b   Costa Martins, P ^a   Castello Branco, L R R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chagas' disease; ELISA; Salivary IgG; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SALIVA; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SEROLOGY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDEMIC DISEASES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; SALIVA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0032952298     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(98)00075-8     Document Type: Article

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