Improved sensitivity for detection of tubercrslosis cases by a modified Anda-TB ELISA test

Tubercle and Lung Disease

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 181-185

  Al Hajjaj, M S ^a   Gad El Rab, M O ^a   Al Orainey, I O ^a   Al Kassimi, F A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0345621666     PISSN: 09628479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/tuld.1998.0205     Document Type: Article

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