Comparison of an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and a radioallergosorbent test (RAST) for detection of IgE antibodies to Brugia malayi

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 25, Issue 11-12, 2003, Pages 609-614

  Wahyuni, Sitti ^a,c   Van Ree, Ronald ^b   Mangali, Andarias ^a   Supali, Taniawati ^d   Yazdanbakhsh, Maria ^c   Sartono, Erliyani ^c  

^a HASANUDDIN UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^b SANQUIN RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

ELISA; Filariasis; Ige; RAST

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRUGIA MALAYI; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; HUMAN; INDONESIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; BRUGIA MALAYI; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INDONESIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST;

BRUGIA; BRUGIA MALAYI; NEMATODA;

EID: 1842429938     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0141-9838.2004.00673.x     Document Type: Article

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