Development and evaluation of an immunochromatographic kit for the detection of antibody to PLASMODIUM VIVAX infection in South Korea

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 747-750

  Park, Seung Kyu ^a,b   Lee, Kil Whoan ^a   Hong, Sung Hee ^b   Kim, Dong Sup ^b   Lee, John Hwa ^c   Jeon, Byung Hun ^d   Kim, Won Sin ^a   Shin, Ho Joon ^e   An, Seon Ho ^d   Park, Hyun ^a  

^a Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^b HumanBio Co Ltd   (South Korea)

^c Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^d Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^e Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Immunochromatographic kit; Merozoite surface protein; Plasmodium vivax

Indexed keywords

MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 1; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 0041878946     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2003.44.4.747     Document Type: Article

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