Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay based on soluble promastigote antigen detects immunoglobulin M (IgM) and IgG antibodies in sera from cases of visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 1037-1043

  Ryan, Jeffrey R ^a   Smithyman, Anthony M ^a   Rajasekariah, G Halli ^a   Hochberg, Lisa ^a   Stiteler, John M ^a   Martin, Samuel K ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOG; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; ITALY; NEPAL; NONHUMAN; NORTH AFRICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMASTIGOTE; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036197939     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.3.1037-1043.2002     Document Type: Article

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