Comparative evaluation of commonly used laboratory tests for post-mortem diagnosis of rabies

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 190-193

  Chhabra, Mala ^a   Bhardwaj, Mohan ^a   Ichhpujani, R L ^a   Lal, Shiv ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (India)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Fluorescent antibody test; Mouse inoculation test; Rabies; Seller's stain

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NONHUMAN; RABIES; SAMPLING; STAINING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BLOOD; BRAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; PATHOGENICITY; RABIES VIRUS; VIROLOGY;

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BRAIN; DIAGNOSIS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; MICE; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 33746035724     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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