A latex agglutination test for the serodiagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in Sudan

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 522-

  Moody, A H ^a   El Safi, S H ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR TROPICAL DISEASES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Latex agglutination test; Leishmania donovani; Leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SERODIAGNOSIS; SUDAN; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

LEISHMANIA DONOVANI;

EID: 16044372219     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(96)90303-X     Document Type: Article

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