Comparison of serological methods and blood culture for detection of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in raccoons (procyon lotor)

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1155-1159

  Yabsley, M J ^a   Noblet, G P ^a   Pung, O J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

DETECTION METHOD;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIMASTIGOTE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; RACCOON; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALIA; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0034773574     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2001)087[1155:cosmab]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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