Sensitivity and specificity of ELISA and immunoblot for diagnosing neurocysticercosis

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 227-229

  Gekeler, F ^b   Eichenlaub, S ^a   Mendoza, E ^c   Sotelo, J ^c   Hoelscher, M ^a   Loscher T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; PARASITE SERODIAGNOSIS; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; TAENIA SOLIUM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TAENIA;

EID: 0036216516     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-002-0695-3     Document Type: Article

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