Sensitive and specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the diagnosis of Wuchereria bancrofti infection in urine samples

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 362-365

  Itoh, M ^a   Weerasooriya, M V ^a   Qiu, X G ^a   Gunawardena, N K ^a   Anantaphruti, M T ^a   Tesana, S ^a   Rattanaxay, P ^a   Fujimaki, Y ^a   Kimura, E ^a  

^a AICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4 ANTIBODY; SODIUM AZIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; HUMAN; INTESTINE INFECTION; JAPAN; KIDNEY CONCENTRATING CAPACITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROFILARIASIS; THAILAND; URINALYSIS; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 0034765168     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2001.65.362     Document Type: Article

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