Rapid & reliable diagnostic tests for visceral leishmaniasis

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 464-467

  Salotra, Poonam ^a   Singh, Ruchi ^a  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL CAMPUS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; LEISHMANIA CHAGASI; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; NOTE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 33644519665     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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