Detection of Giardia lamblia antigens in human fecal specimens by a solid-phase qualitative immunochromatographic assay

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 4587-4588

  Garcia, Lynne S ^a   Garcia, John Paul ^b  

^a LSG and Associates   (United States)

^b VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; FECES ANALYSIS; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, AFFINITY; FECES; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 33845581972     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01458-06     Document Type: Article

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