Syscan3, a kit for detection of anti-Candida antibodies for diagnosis of invasive candidiasis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 4834-4835

  Philip, Annie ^a   Odabasi, Zekaver ^a   Matiuzzi, Gloria ^b   Paetznick, Victor L ^a   Tan, Sze Wee ^c   Warmington, John ^c,d   Rex, John H ^a,e   Ostrosky Zeichner, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c Rockeby Biomed Ltd   (Australia)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDIASIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANTIBODIES, FUNGAL; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CANDIDA;

EID: 24744469659     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.9.4834-4835.2005     Document Type: Article

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