Comparative assessment of the gelatin particle agglutination test and an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for diagnosis of strongyloidiasis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 3278-3282

  Sithithaworn, J ^a   Sithithaworn, P ^b   Janrungsopa, T ^b   Suvatanadecha, K ^c   Ando, K ^d   Haswell Elkins, M R ^e  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c POLICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^d MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR PLATE CULTURE TECHNIQUE; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GELATIN PARTICLE AGGLUTINATION TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; THAILAND;

AGAR; AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; CULTURE MEDIA; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GELATIN; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

EID: 22144483096     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.7.3278-3282.2005     Document Type: Article

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