Development of an antigen detection dot blot assay for the diagnosis of human onchocerciasis based on the biotin-avidin binding system;Développement d'un test dot blot de détection d'antigène, basé sur le système de fixation biotine-avidine, pour le diagnostic de l'onchocercose humaine

Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie Exotique

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 177-181

  Wembe F E ^a   Tume, C ^a,b   Ayong, S L ^a,c   Manfouo, G ^a   Lando, G ^a   Asonganyi, T ^a   Ngu, L J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

^c Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plant Studies Yaounde   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Biotin avidin binding system; Cameroon; Dot blot immunobinding assay; Onchocerciasis; Recombinant antigen; Sensitivity; Specificity; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

AVIDIN; HELMINTH ANTIBODY; HYBRID PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; ONCHO C71, ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHO-C71, ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOTINYLATION; BODY FLUID; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EVALUATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LACRIMAL FLUID; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROFILARIA; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PARASITEMIA; PARASITOLOGY; RABBIT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN; URINE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; AVIDIN; BIOTINYLATION; BODY FLUIDS; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MICROFILARIA; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PARASITEMIA; RABBITS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN; TEARS; URINE;

EID: 27144507873     PISSN: 00379085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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