Electron microscopy for rapid diagnosis of infectious agents in emergent situations

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 294-303

  Hazelton, Paul R ^a,c   Gelderblom, Hans R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^c 531 Basic Medical Sciences ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; REVIEW; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 0037341428     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0903.020327     Document Type: Review

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