A comparison of an immunoassay with acid-fast staining to detect cryptosporidium

Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 451-454

  Harrington, Brian J ^a   Kassa, Hailu ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DEHYDRATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIARRHEA; FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM;

EID: 0036106405     PISSN: 00075027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/ybul-j39n-jb59-m10h     Document Type: Conference Paper

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