Confirmation of diagnosis of cat scratch disease by immunohistochemistry [1]

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 274-275

  Cheuk, W ^a   Chan, Amanda K C ^a   Wong, Manson C K ^a   Chan, John K C ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; NONHUMAN; ANIMAL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33645243228     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pas.0000190325.35204.ee     Document Type: Letter

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