Standardization of a rapid immunochromatographic test with the recombinant antigens K39 and K26 for the diagnosis of canine visceral leishmaniasis

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 678-682

  da Costa, Roberto Teodoro ^a   França, João Carlos ^a   Mayrink, Wilson ^a   Nascimento, Evaldo ^a   Genaro, Odair ^a   Campos Neto, Antonio ^b,c,d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b INFECTIOUS DISEASE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Medical School of Itajuba   (Brazil)

^d FORSYTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; Canine visceral leishmaniasis; Leishmania chagasi; Rapid immunochromatographic test; Recombinant antigens

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; K26 ANTIGEN; K39 ANTIGEN; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PROTEIN G; RECOMBINANT ANTIGEN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PROTEIN A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DOG DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LEISHMANIA CHAGASI; NONHUMAN; RAPID IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHIC TEST; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; STANDARDIZATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BRAZIL; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI CHAGASI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 22944451452     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(03)80102-5     Document Type: Article

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