Serodiagnosis of leptospirosis in Delhi using IgM enzyme linked immunosorbent assay

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 557-558

  Gupta, N ^c   Rao Sambasiva, R ^a   Bhalla, P ^b   Agarwal, S K ^b  

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

^b MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; INDIA; JAUNDICE; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; OLIGURIA; PAIN; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA; RISK FACTOR; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROPREVALENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INDIA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; ZOONOSES;

EID: 13444279005     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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