Sensitivity and specificity of a new commercial enzyme-linked immunoassay kit for detecting Entamoeba histolytica IgG antibodies in serum samples

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 701-703

  Knappik, M ^a   Borner U ^a   Jelinek, T ^a  

^a Institute of Tropical Medicine   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

AMEBIASIS; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIVER AMEBIASIS; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENTAMOEBIASIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LIVER ABSCESS, AMEBIC; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 27944495172     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-005-0030-x     Document Type: Article

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