Evaluation of a 200-kDa amastigote-specific antigen of L. donovani by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 173-175

  Kaul, Pankaj ^a   Malla, N ^a   Kaur, Sukhbir ^a   Mahajan, R C ^a   Ganguly, N K ^a,b  

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

^b INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Antigens; ELISA; India; Post kala azar dermal leishmaniasis; Prognosis; Serodiagnosis; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

AMASTIGOTE; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOLLOW UP; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; NONHUMAN; PROGNOSIS; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; NASO HEXACANTHUS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0034070505     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(00)90264-5     Document Type: Article

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