Evaluation of a rapid immunochromatographic test for serodiagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 461-464

  Brandonisio, O ^a   Fumarola, L ^a   Maggi, P ^a   Cavaliere, R ^a   Spinelli, R ^a   Pastore, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEGLUMINE ANTIMONATE; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PYROXYLIN; RECOMBINANT ANTIGEN;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BIOPSY; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; HYPERGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ITALY; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMASTIGOTE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CHROMATOGRAPHY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 0036317925     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-002-0739-8     Document Type: Article

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