Blinded multi-laboratory evaluation of an in-house dot-blot ELISA kit for diagnosis of human parastrongyliasis

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-6

  Eamsobhana, Praphathip ^a   Yoolek, Adisak ^a   Kreethapon, Nibhon ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; NEMATODIASIS; PARASTRONGYLIASIS; QUALITY CONTROL; THAILAND;

EID: 0041565427     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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