Evaluation of solid-phase chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and latex agglutination tests for screening toxoplasma IgG in samples obtained from cats and pigs

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 136-141

  Singh, Ashok K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOLOGY; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; METHODOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LATEX FIXATION TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

EID: 0034152812     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870001200206     Document Type: Review

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