Noninvasive Method for Diagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis by a Latex Agglutination Test for Detection of Antigens in Urine Samples [3]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1853-1854

  Vilaplana, C ^a   Blanco, S ^a   Dominguez J ^a   Gimenez M ^a   Ausina, V ^a   Tural, Cristina ^a   Muñoz, Carme ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVALUATION; GIEMSA STAIN; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; LEISHMANIA; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOM; TECHNIQUE; URINALYSIS; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; HUMANS; LATEX FIXATION TESTS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 16444387683     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.4.1853-1854.2004     Document Type: Letter

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