False-positive serological tests in acute malaria

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 20-23

  Ghosh, K ^a   Javeri, K N ^b   Mohanty, D ^a   Parmar, B D ^b   Surati, R R ^b   Joshi, S H ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

^b CIVIL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Coombs' test; HIV seroprevalence; Malaria; Rheumatoid factor; Serologic tests; Syphilis

Indexed keywords

RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOMBS TEST; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAGIN TEST; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROPREVALENCE; STAINING; SYPHILIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COOMBS' TEST; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN; HUMANS; INDIA; MALARIA; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALARIA, VIVAX; MALE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; SYPHILIS SERODIAGNOSIS;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX;

EID: 0035085290     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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