Evaluation of dot-ELISA for serological diagnosis of amebiasis

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-29

  Yamaura, Hisashi ^a   Araki, Kunioki ^b   Kikuchi, Ken ^a   Itoda, Ichiro ^a   Totsuka, Kyoichi ^a   Kobayakawa, Takatoshi ^a  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amebiasis; Dot ELISA; Entamoeba histolytica; Serological diagnosis

Indexed keywords

AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIARRHEA; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVALUATION; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LIVER ABSCESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0344405800     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-002-0226-2     Document Type: Article

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