Diagnostic value of RK39 dipstick in zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis in Turkey

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1484-1486

  Toz, Seray Ozensoy ^a   Chang, Kwang Poo ^a,b   Ozbel, Yusuf ^a   Alkan, M Ziya ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; KINESIN; PROTEIN; RK39; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

PATHOLOGY;

AMASTIGOTE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOG; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; SCREENING; SMEAR; TECHNIQUE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS; ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; CHILD; DOG DISEASE; EVALUATION; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEST STRIP; ZOONOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; INFANT; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MIDDLE AGED; REAGENT STRIPS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TURKEY; ZOONOSES;

EID: 14244265858     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-339R     Document Type: Article

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