Immunoblotting and enzyme linked-immunosorbent assay for diagnosis of Toxoplasma infection in HIV Thai patients

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 580-582

  Wongkamchai, Sirichit ^a   Mahakittikun, Vanna ^a   Dekumyoy, Paron ^b   Onrotchanakun, Jerawan ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; METHODOLOGY; THAILAND; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; THAILAND; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 0033187362     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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