Early diagnosis of human leptospirosis by antigen detection in blood

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 342-345

  Nizamuddin, M ^a   Tuteja, U ^b   Shukla, J ^b   Nair, L ^a   Sudarsana, J ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN DETECTION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 33845937829     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.29415     Document Type: Conference Paper

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