Characterisation of Bangladeshi Leishmania isolated from kala-azar patients by isoenzyme electrophoresis

Parasitology International

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 139-145

  Shamsuzzaman, S M ^a,b   Furuya, Masato ^a   Shamsuzzaman Choudhury, A K M ^b   Korenaga, Masataka ^a   Hashiguchi, Yoshihisa ^a  

^a KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b DHAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Diagnosis; In vitro culture; Isoenzyme electrophoresis; Urine medium; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; ISOENZYME; STIBOGLUCONATE SODIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BONE MARROW; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GIEMSA STAIN; HEMATOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; MALE; PARASITE ISOLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CULTURE MEDIA; ELECTROPHORESIS, CELLULOSE ACETATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0034257006     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5769(00)00037-4     Document Type: Article

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