Influence of the cerebrospinal fluid laboratory parameters in the ELISA test for neurocysticercosis using a total cysticerci antigen

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-59

  Casanova, Cristiane S ^a   Ribeiro, Maria José S P ^b   Gonçalves, Reizer R ^b   Faria, Luiz Cláudio ^b   Peralta, José Mauro ^b   Puccioni Sohler, Marzia ^a,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c UFRJ ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Neurocysticercosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 33646449791     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2006000100012     Document Type: Article

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