Evaluation of the Leishmania recombinant K39 antigen as a diagnostic marker for canine leishmaniasis and validation of a standardized enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 275-285

  Scalone, A ^a   De Luna, R ^b   Oliva, G ^b   Baldi, L ^c   Satta, G ^d   Vesco, G ^e   Mignone, W ^f   Turilli, C ^g   Mondesire, R R ^h   Simpson, D ^h   Donoghue, A R ^h   Frank, G R ^h   Gradoni, L ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DEL MEZZOGIORNO   (Italy)

^d ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA SARDEGNA   (Italy)

^e ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA SICILIA A MIRRI   (Italy)

^f LIGURIA E VALLE D AOSTA   (Italy)

^g ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE VENEZIE   (Italy)

^h HESKA CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Dog; ELISA; IFAT; Leishmania infantum; Recombinant antigen

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN; RECOMBINANT ANTIGEN; RECOMBINANT K9 ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE MARKER; DOG; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; SCREENING; SEROCONVERSION; SERUM; VALIDATION PROCESS; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM;

EID: 0037006935     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(01)00643-4     Document Type: Article

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