Detection of leishmanial antigen in the urine of patients with visceral leishmaniasis by a latex agglutination test

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 269-271

  Sundar, Shyam ^a   Agrawal, Shrinkhla ^a   Pai, Kalpana ^a   Chance, Michael ^b   Hommel, Marcel ^b  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; LEISHMANIASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; URINALYSIS; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

EID: 21244432147     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.73.269     Document Type: Article

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