Performance of the ELISA test for swine cysticercosis using antigens of Taenia solium and Taenia crassiceps cysticerci

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 88, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 127-130

  Pinto, P S A ^a   Vaz, A J ^b   Germano, P M L ^b   Nakamura, P M ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antigens; ELISA; Swine cysticercosis; Taenia crassiceps; Taenia solium

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; CYSTICERCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; NONHUMAN; SAMPLE; SERODIAGNOSIS; SERUM; SWINE; TAENIA SOLIUM;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CYSTICERCOSIS; CYSTICERCUS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

SUS SCROFA; TAENIA CRASSICEPS; TAENIA SOLIUM;

EID: 0033981423     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(99)00201-0     Document Type: Article

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