Specificity of a commercial indirect immunofluorescence technique in the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in patients infected with HIV-1

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 383-

  Gallardo, José A ^a   Pineda, Juan A ^a   Macías, Juan ^a   Torronteras, Rafael ^a   Lissen, Eduardo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; HIV 1; Indirect immunofluorescence; Leishmania infantum; Leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SERODIAGNOSIS; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM;

EID: 16044374873     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(96)90514-3     Document Type: Article

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