Serodiagnosis of Extra Pulmonary Tuberculosis Using A-60 Antigen

Journal of Communicable Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 12-16

  Anuradha, S ^a   Kaur, Ravinder ^a   Singh, N P ^a   Baveja, Usha K ^b  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; TUBERCULIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS; TUBERCULIN; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 0035296133     PISSN: 00195138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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