Detection of day blood filarial antigens by Og4C3 ELISA test using filter paper samples

National Medical Journal of India

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 263-266

  Hoti, S L ^a   Elango, A ^a   Radjame, K ^a   Yuvaraj, J ^a   Pani, S P ^a  

^a VECTOR CONTROL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CARRIER; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FILARIASIS; FILTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; IMMUNOASSAY; INDIA; LYMPHANGITIS; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEMBRANE FILTER; PAPER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME; VENOUS BLOOD;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FILARIASIS; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036761624     PISSN: 0970258X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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