Co-agglutination test for cysticercus antigen detection in the serum for the diagnosis of cysticercosis

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 144-147

  Parija, S C ^a   Rajesh Reddy, S ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTICERCOSIS; CYSTICERCUS CELLULOSAE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARASITOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; HUMANS; IMMUNE SERA; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL PROTEIN A;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33746664375     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/004947506777978145     Document Type: Article

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