A new serum hydatid antigen detection test for diagnosis of cystic echinococcosis

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 525-528

  Devi, C Sheela ^a   Parija, Subhash C ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN; POLYSTYRENE;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYDATID CYST; IMMUNOASSAY; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; PREDICTION; RABBIT; SERUM; STANDARDIZATION;

ANIMALIA; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; TREMATODA;

EID: 1342346785     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2003.69.525     Document Type: Article

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