Evaluation of a combination rapid immunoassay for detection of Giardia and Cryptosporidium antigens

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 393-394

  Chan, Raymond ^a   Chen, Jing ^a   York, Mary K ^b   Setijono, Norman ^b   Kaplan, Raymond L ^c   Graham, Fitzroy ^d   Tanowitz, Herbert B ^d  

^a Genzyme Diagnostics   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SmithKline Beecham Clin Labs   (United States)

^d ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GIARDIA; IMMUNOASSAY; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; DIARRHEA; FECES; GEORGIA; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; NEW YORK CITY; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAN FRANCISCO; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033981429     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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