Serodiagnosis of leishmaniasis with recombinant ORFF antigen

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 482-487

  Raj, V Samuel ^a   Ghosh, Anirban ^a   Dole, Vandana S ^a   Madhubala, Rentala ^a   Myler, Peter J ^b   Stuart, Kenneth D ^b   Berry, Peter ^b  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b SEATTLE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; NONHUMAN; SERODIAGNOSIS; SPLEEN SIZE; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0344200104     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.61.482     Document Type: Article

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